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energy conversion

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noun

  1. the process of changing one form of energy into another, such as nuclear energy into heat or solar energy into electrical energy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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