Number of syllables in the word 'potential'

1. No of syllables in potential : 3
2. Divide syllables in potential : po-ten-tial

More about the word - potential

1. noun
2. Synonyms : noumenon, spirit
3. Definition : Currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to)
4. Definition : The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
5. Definition : 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.
6. Definition : (grammar) A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.

1. adjective
2. Synonyms : efficacious, influential, noumenal, spiritual, virtual
3. Definition : Existing in possibility, not in actuality.
4. Definition : Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result
5. Definition : A potential field is an irrotational (static) field.
6. Definition : A potential flow is an irrotational flow.

Sources:

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/potential