POTENTIAL ENERGY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy

Synonyms:

P.E.; potential energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("potential energy" is a kind of...):

mechanical energy (energy in a mechanical form)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potential energy"):

elastic energy; elastic potential energy (potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring))

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