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Kinetic energy   /kənˈɛtɪk ˈɛnərdʒi/   Listen
Kinetic energy

noun
1.
The mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion.  Synonym: K.E..





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"Kinetic energy" Quotes from Famous Books



... The kinetic energy of such a collision can be computed. It can be expressed. It is, however, of such astronomical magnitude as to be completely ...
— Masters of Space • Edward Elmer Smith
... dynamic theory of heat. A body of water at a given height is competent by its fall to produce a definite and invariable quantity of heat or work, and in the same way two substances falling together in chemical union acquire a definite amount of kinetic energy, which, if not expended in the work of molecular changes, may also by suitable arrangements be made to manifest a definite and invariable quantity ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. • Various


Words linked to "Kinetic energy" :   mechanical energy


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