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kinetic potential

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noun

Physics.

  1. the kinetic energy minus the potential energy in a system obeying the principle of conservation of energy. L

Etymology

Origin of kinetic potential

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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Antarctica, it would seem, contains that kinetic potential which can connect us to the imagined desires and landscapes of our souls.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

Antarctica, it would seem, contains that kinetic potential which can connect us to the imagined desires and landscapes of our souls.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

Energy comes in different forms: kinetic, potential, and free.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

We note that kinetic, potential, electrical, and chemical forms of energy have a great tendency to transform themselves into calorific energy.

From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Poincaré, Lucien

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