potential energy
the energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.
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Origin of potential energy
1- Compare kinetic energy.
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How to use potential energy in a sentence
The arm muscles served as a motor, funneling potential energy into the finger tendons, which became springs.
Snapping your fingers is a move worthy of a professional athlete | Elana Spivack | November 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceI felt its wide presence on the asphalt, and the potential energy of its engine.
Anyone can drive a supercar, but truly tapping its potential is another matter | Rob Verger | July 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceSo, in other words, more potential energy was stored as compared to the single arm of the archer when using a hand-bow.
14 Exceptional Weapon Systems from History That Were Ahead of their Time | Dattatreya Mandal | March 26, 2020 | Realm of HistoryIn fatigue the potential energy of the cell is gradually dissipated.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshThe latent potential energy of the psychoplasm is transformed into kinetic energy.
It is in this movement that the potential energy of the former is converted into the kinetic energy of the latter.
This then is what we shall call energy; the first term we shall call potential energy and the second kinetic energy.
It is necessary that U can be regarded as the potential energy of a system and T as the vis viva of the same system.
British Dictionary definitions for potential energy
the energy of a body or system as a result of its position in an electric, magnetic, or gravitational field. It is measured in joules (SI units), electronvolts, ergs, etc: Symbol: E p, V, U, φ Abbreviation: PE
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Scientific definitions for potential energy
The energy possessed by a body as a result of its position or condition rather than its motion. A raised weight, coiled spring, or charged battery has potential energy. Compare kinetic energy.
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Cultural definitions for potential energy
The energy an object has because of its position, rather than its motion. An object held in a person's hand has potential energy, which turns to kinetic energy — the energy of motion — when the person lets it go, and it drops to the ground.
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