English Explanatory Dictionary

potential energy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-potential energy.wav

Word forms

potential energy potential energies

Related words

kinetic energy E=mc²
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