energy : Idioms & Phrases

• etc. (Physics) See under Accumulation, Conservation, Correlation, etc.

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• the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored.

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• noun the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur
  activation energy.
  
  • catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction

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• noun energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
  

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• noun the energy released by a nuclear reaction
  atomic energy.
  

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• noun a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
  AEC.
  

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• noun the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
  binding energy.
  

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• noun that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction
  

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• noun the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
  first law of thermodynamics; conservation of energy.
  

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• (Mech.), the principle that the total energy of any material system is a quantity which can neither be increased nor diminished by any action between the parts of the system, though it may be transformed into any of the forms of which energy is susceptible.

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• the relation to one another of different forms of energy; usually having some reference to the principle of conservation of energy. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation.

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• (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available for doing work.

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• noun the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
  Department of Energy; Energy; DOE.
  

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• noun an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community
  DOEI.
  

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• . Same as Degradation of energy, under Degradation.

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

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

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• noun energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
  electricity.
  
  • they built a car that runs on electricity

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• noun the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
  Department of Energy; Energy; DOE.
  

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• noun a definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules
  energy level.
  
  • according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible

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• noun the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur
  activation energy.
  
  • catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction

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• noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy
  Energy Secretary.
  
  • the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter
• noun the position of the head of the Department of Energy
  Energy Secretary.
  
  • the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977

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• noun a definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules
  energy level.
  
  • according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible

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• noun a unit of measurement for work
  work unit; heat unit.
  

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• adjective (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energy
  endoergic.
  

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• adjective (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with evolution or releasing of energy
  exoergic.
  
• adjective satellite of or relating to catabolism
  destructive-metabolic.
  

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• adjective satellite of or relating to anabolism
  constructive-metabolic.
  

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• noun (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
  energy.
  
  • energy can take a wide variety of forms

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• noun energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth
  

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• noun a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
  heat.
  

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• noun the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
  high energy physics; particle physics.
  

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• adjective of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts
  
• adjective satellite providing a relatively large amount of energy upon undergoing a chemical reaction
  
• adjective satellite vigorously energetic or forceful
  high-powered; high-power; high-octane; high-voltage.
  
  • a high-octane sales manager
  • a high-octane marketing plan
  • high-powered executives
  • a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur

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• noun the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
  high energy physics; particle physics.
  

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• noun the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy
  IAEA.
  

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• (Physics), the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without.

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• noun the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion
  K.E..
  

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• . See Energy, n. 4.

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• noun the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
  first law of thermodynamics; conservation of energy.
  

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• noun (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido
  

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• noun the energy associated with visible light
  

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• noun (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy
  

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• noun (physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy
  

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• noun energy in a mechanical form
  

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• noun an actuating force or factor
  mental energy.
  

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• noun the energy released by a nuclear reaction
  atomic energy.
  

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• noun the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
  P.E..
  

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• . (Mech.) See the Note under Energy.

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• noun an actuating force or factor
  mental energy.
  

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• noun energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter
  

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• (Physics), energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat.

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• noun the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light
  

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• noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy
  Energy Secretary.
  
  • the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter
• noun the position of the head of the Department of Energy
  Energy Secretary.
  
  • the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977

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• noun the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
  binding energy.
  

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• noun energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
  solar power.
  
  • the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy

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• noun a useless effort
  waste of effort.
  

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• noun a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
  wind park; wind farm.
  

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