energetics

[en-er-jet-iks]

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of physics that deals with energy.

Origin of energetics

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

Related formsen·er·get·i·cist, nounen·er·ge·tis·tic

[en-er-ji-tis-tik] /ˌɛn ər dʒɪˈtɪs tɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for energetics

Historical Examples of energetics

E stands for Energetics; meaning activity, health, ambition, etc.
Why Joan?
Eleanor Mercein Kelly
This quantivalence is the sole basis of the science of Energetics.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine
Robert H. Thurston
Its action really reveals one of the vital working principles of energetics.
The Energy System of Matter
James Weir
An intermediate position in this respect is taken by the sciences which were indicated above as parts of energetics.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I
Various
Energetics took its rise as an outcome of the discovery of the principle of the conservation of energy.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method
Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for energetics

energetics

noun

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

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