Complete Definition of "energy"

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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|�νέ�γεια (energeia) "action, act, work", < polytonic|�νε�γ�� (energos) "active" < polytonic|�ν (en) "in" + polytonic|��γον (ergon) "work".

Noun
en-noun|energies

  1. The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
  2. The capacity to do work.
  3. context|physics A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass � 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
trans-top|impetus behind activity
Bulgarian: ене�ги� (energija) f
Chinese: �� (néngliàng), �� (néngyuán)
Czech: energie f
Danish: energi
Dutch: energie f
Finnish: energia
French: énergie f
Frisian: enerzjy
German: Energie f
Hebrew: �נר��� (energiya) f
Hindi: (urja)
Indonesian: tenaga
Interlingua: energia
Italian: energia f
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�����|trenerugī
Latvian: enerģija f
Lithuanian: energija f
Malay: tenaga
Polish: energia f
Portuguese: energia f
Romanian: energie f
Russian: �не�ги� (en'érgija) f
Scots gaelic: neart m, brìgh f, lùths m
Spanish: energía f
Swedish: energi c
Telugu: శ��తి (Sakti)
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trans-top|capacity to do work
Chinese: �� (néngliàng), �� (néngyuán)
Czech: energie f
Finnish: energia
Frisian enerzjy
German: Energie f
Hebrew: �נר��� (energiya) f
Hindi: (urja)
Interlingua: energia
Italian: energia f, forza f
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�����|trenerugī
Korean: ��� (eneoji)
Latvian: enerģija f
Portuguese: energia f
Russian: �не�ги� (en'érgija) f
Scottish Gaelic: neart m, lùths m
Spanish: energía f
Telugu: శ��తి (Sakti)
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trans-top|physics
Chinese: �� (néngliàng), �� (néngyuán)
Czech: energie f
Finnish: energia
German: Energie f
Hebrew: �נר��� (energiya) f
Hindi: (urja)
Italian: energia f
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�����|trenerugī
Latvian: enerģija f
Portuguese: energia f
Russian: �не�ги� (en'érgija) f
Scottish Gaelic: brìgh f, neart m
Spanish: energía f
Telugu: శ��తి (Sakti)
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Derived terms
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activation energy
alternative energy
anisotropy energy
available energy
barycentric energy
binding energy
bond dissociation energy
bond energy
chemical energy
cohesive energy
conservation of energy
correlation energy
Coulomb energy
dark energy
deformation energy
disintegration energy
dissociation energy
eddy kinetic energy
effective energy
elastic energy
electric energy
electromagnetic energy
electrostatic energy
excitation energy
Fermi energy
free energy
geothermal energy
Gibbs free energy
impact energy
interfacial energy
internal energy
ionization energy
kinetic energy
lattice energy
luminous energy
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magnetic energy
mass energy
muzzle energy
nuclear energy
pairing energy
particle energy
potential energy
primary energy
radio energy
recombination energy
resonance energy
rest energy
rotational energy
separation energy
solar energy
sound energy
specific energy
spin-spin energy
strain energy
sublimation energy
surface energy
thermal energy
tidal energy
transition energy
translational energy
thermal energy
unavailable energy
vacuum energy
vibrational energy
wall energy
Wigner energy
Zeeman energy
zero-point energy
zonal kinetic energy
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