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noun (energies)
- The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- The capacity to do work.
- (context, physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass í� distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
- Units:
- :SI: joule (J), kilowatt-hour (kW·h)
- :CGS: erg (erg)
- :Customary: foot-pound-force, calorie, kilocalorie (i.e. dietary calories), BTU, liter-atmosphere, ton of TNT
Translations: - Dutch: energie
- French: énergie
- German: Energie
- Italian: energia
(trans-mid)
- Japanese: (t, ja, sc=Jpan, �����, tr=enerugī)
- Spanish: energía
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (energeia) "action, act, work", < (polytonic, á) (energos) "active" < (polytonic, á) (en) "in" + (polytonic, á) (ergon) "work".
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