- kinetic energy
- noun Date: 1870 energy associated with motion
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Kinetic energy — Energy available as a result of motion that varies directly in proportion to an object s mass and the square of its velocity. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Kinetic Energy — Energy available as a result of motion that varies directly in proportion to an object s mass and the square of its velocity … Energy terms
Kinetic energy — kinetic ki*net ic (k[i^]*n[e^]t [i^]k or k[ i]*n[e^]t [i^]k), a. [Gr. kinhtiko s, from kinei^n to move.] (Physics) Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent. [1913 Webster] {Kinetic energy}. See {Energy}, n. 4. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinetic energy — ► NOUN Physics ▪ energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion. Compare with POTENTIAL ENERGY(Cf. ↑potential energy) … English terms dictionary
kinetic energy — n energy associated with motion * * * energy of motion; equal to one half the mass of a body times the square of its velocity … Medical dictionary
kinetic energy — n. the energy of a body that results from its motion … English World dictionary
kinetic energy — Kinetic Energy Кинетическая энергия Энергия, механической системы, зависящая от скоростей ее точек. Изменение кинетической энергии системы при ее перемещении из одного положения в другое происходит под действием приложенных к системе внешних… … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
Kinetic energy — The kinetic energy of an object is the extra energy which it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its current velocity . Having gained this energy during its acceleration … Wikipedia
kinetic energy — Physics. the energy of a body or a system with respect to the motion of the body or of the particles in the system. Cf. potential energy. [1865 70] * * * Form of energy that an object has by reason of its motion. The kind of motion may be… … Universalium
kinetic energy — lit. the energy of motion or movement. In geography, most commonly applied to the energy of moving water e.g. a river energy is a function of the volume of water and the velocity it moves at as it converts the potential energy it has from being … Geography glossary
kinetic energy — N UNCOUNT In physics, kinetic energy is the energy that is produced when something moves. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
