/ Dictionary / Index C contact potential: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: con'tact poten"tial Pronunciation: [key] — Elect. Elect. the potential generated by the contact of two dissimilar materials in air or in a vacuum. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. contact patch contact print Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language