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energetics

[ en-er-jet-iks ]
/ ˌɛn ərˈdʒɛt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of physics that deals with energy.

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Origin of energetics

First recorded in 1850–55; see origin at energetic, -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM energetics

en·er·get·i·cist, nounen·er·ge·tis·tic [en-er-ji-tis-tik], /ˌɛn ər dʒɪˈtɪs tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby energetics

ENEA, enema, enemy, enemy alien, energetic, energetics, energid, energism, energize, energizer, energumen
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British Dictionary definitions for energetics

energetics
/ (ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with energy and its transformations
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