POTENTIAL ENERGY

Meaning of POTENTIAL ENERGY in English

Physics.

the energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system. Cf. kinetic energy .

[ 1850-55 ]

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POTENTIAL ENERGY — noun Date: 1853 the energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POTENTIAL ENERGY — Energy stored by an object by virtue of its position. For example, an object raised above the ground acquires potential …
Английский словарь Британика
POTENTIAL ENERGY — noun : the energy of a particle or body dependent upon its position
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTENTIAL ENERGY — energy present in a resting body (Physics)
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — Date: 1853 : the energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POTENTIAL ENERGY — Function: noun Date: 1853 : the energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POTENTIAL ENERGY — ■ noun Physics energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position or state. Compare with kinetic energy .
Concise Oxford English vocab
POTENTIAL ENERGY — [potential energy] n (1853): the energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or because of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POTENTIAL ENERGY — stored energy that depends upon the relative position of various parts of a system. A spring has more potential energy …
Britannica English vocabulary
POTENTIAL ENERGY — noun [ U ] ( physics ) the form of energy that an object gains as it is lifted
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTENTIAL ENERGY — poˌtential ˈenergy BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical the energy that something has because of its position or state, rather than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POTENTIAL ENERGY — Energy stored by an object by virtue of its position. For example, an object raised above the ground acquires potential …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POTENTIAL ENERGY — The energy available in a substance because of position (e.g., water held behind a dam) or chemical composition (hydrocarbons). This …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
POTENTIAL ENERGY — The mechanical energy possessed by a body due to its position. For example, water in a reservoir above a hydro-electric …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
POTENTIAL ENERGY — A property attributable to a particle of mass in a conservative force field such as gravity. In such a field …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
POTENTIAL ENERGY — Compare with kinetic energy . energy an object possesses by virtue of its position. For example, lifting a mass m …
General Chemistry English Glossary
POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная (скрытая) энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — Потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная (скрытая) энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная (скрытая) энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная (скрытая) энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная (скрытая) энергия
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная (скрытая) энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная (скрытая) энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — удельная потенциальная энергия частицы
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная энергия
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POTENTIAL ENERGY — потенциальная (скрытая) энергия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POTENTIAL — adj potential n potential, potential function
Interlingua English vocab
POTENTIAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) action potential electric potential ionization potential potential energy
Английский словарь Британика
ENERGY — I Capacity for doing work . Energy exists in various forms including kinetic , potential , thermal , electricity ), …
Английский словарь Британика
POTENTIAL — I. pəˈtenchəl, pōˈ- adjective Etymology: Middle English potencial, from Late Latin potentialis potential, powerful, from Late Latin potentia dynamis, state …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENERGY — I. ˈenə(r)jē, -ji noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Latin energia, from Greek energeia activity, operation, from energos active, effective, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTENTIAL — /peuh ten"sheuhl/ , adj. 1. possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy. 2. capable of being …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENERGY — /en"euhr jee/ , n. , pl. energies . 1. the capacity for vigorous activity; available power: I eat chocolate to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POTENTIAL — adj existing in possibility, not in actuality. 2. potential ·noun anything that may be possible; a possibility; potentially. 3. potential …
Webster English vocab
ENERGY — in physics, the capacity for doing work. It may exist in potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, chemical, nuclear, or other various …
Britannica English vocabulary
POTENTIAL — / pəˈtenʃl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] that can develop into sth or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENERGY — / ˈenədʒi; NAmE -ərdʒi/ noun 1. [ U ] the ability to put effort and enthusiasm into an activity, work, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTENTIAL — I. po ‧ ten ‧ tial 1 S3 W2 AC /pəˈtenʃ ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENERGY — en ‧ er ‧ gy S2 W1 AC /ˈenədʒi $ -ər-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural energies ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POTENTIAL — adj. & n. --adj. capable of coming into being or action; latent. --n. 1 the capacity for use or development; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POTENTIAL — adj. & n. adj. capable of coming into being or action; latent. n. 1 the capacity for use or development; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POTENTIAL — adj. & n. --adj. capable of coming into being or action; latent. --n. 1. the capacity for use or development; …
Oxford English vocab
POTENTIAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use potential to say that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENERGY — ( energies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Energy is the ability …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POTENTIAL — [adjective] [not gradable] - possible when the necessary conditions existShe is widely regarded as a potential Olympic gold medallist.A number …
Cambridge English vocab
ENERGY — (STRENGTH) [noun] [U] - the power and ability to be physically and mentally activeSince I started eating more healthily, I've …
Cambridge English vocab
POTENTIAL — n. action potential electric potential ionization potential potential energy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ENERGY — n. activation energy alternative energy binding energy chemical energy Einstein's mass energy relation energy conservation of energy equipartition of European …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ENERGY — n. Capacity for doing work . Energy exists in various forms including kinetic , potential , thermal , chemical , …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ENERGY — noun 1 ability to be active/work hard ADJECTIVE ▪ boundless , endless , inexhaustible , limitless , unflagging , unlimited …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ENERGY — n. 25B6; noun she has so much energy : VITALITY, vigour, life, liveliness, animation, vivacity, spirit, spiritedness, verve, enthusiasm, zest, …
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