electricity vs potential

electricity

noun
  • Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field. 

  • Electric power/energy as used in homes etc., supplied by power stations or generators. 

  • The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. 

  • A feeling of excitement; a thrill. 

potential

noun
  • The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field. 

  • The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field. 

  • A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable. 

  • Currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to) 

adj
  • A potential flow is an irrotational flow. 

  • Referring to a verbal construction of form stating something is possible or probable. 

  • A potential field is an irrotational (static) field. 

  • Existing in possibility, not in actuality. 

How often have the words electricity and potential occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )