Energy

Word ENERGY
Character 6
Hyphenation en er gy
Pronunciations /ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/

Definitions and meanings of "Energy"

What do we mean by energy?

The capacity for work or vigorous activity: synonym: strength. noun

Exertion of vigor or power. noun

Vitality and intensity of expression. noun

A nonphysical force or quality perceived as inhering in a particular place, person, or situation. noun

Usable heat or power. noun

A source of usable power, such as petroleum or coal. noun

The capacity of a physical system to do work. noun

A form, amount, or level of this capacity. noun

The actual exertion of power; power exerted; strength in action; vigorous operation. noun

Activity considered as a characteristic; habitual putting forth of power or strength, physical or mental, or readiness to exert it. noun

The exertion of or capacity for a particular kind of force; action or the power of acting in any manner; special ability or agency: used of the active faculties or modes of action regarded severally, and often in the plural: as, creative energy; the energies of mind and body. noun

In the Aristotelian philos., actuality; realization; existence; the being no longer in germ or in posse, but in life or in esse: opposed to power, potency, or potentiality. noun

A fact of acting or actually being. noun

In rhetoric, the quality of awakening the imagination of the reader or hearer, and bringing the meaning of what is said home to him; liveliness. noun

In physics: Half the sum of the masses of the particles of a system each multiplied by the square of its velocity; half the vis viva. See vis viva. noun

Half the greatest value to which the sum of the masses of all the particles of a given system each multiplied by the square of its velocity, could attain except for friction, viscosity, and other forces dependent on the velocities of the particles; otherwise, the amount of work (see work) which a given system could perform were it not for resistance dependent on the velocities. noun

Of water in motion, or in an elevated position; noun

The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

The capacity to do work.

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.

An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe, a feeling, an impression. (Compare aura.)

(often plural) The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.

A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.

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The word "energy" in example sentences

Dr. Karl offers compelling counter-arguments to some of the speculations of the BPP, although he points us toward the controversial energy source of * zero point energy* as the breakthrough discovery we can use to power our starships. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Rather, conventional energy strategies adopt the ‘energy trickle-down’ approach to social welfare and implicitly assume that if energy supplies are increased, these problems will take care of themselves. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Take, for example, the two most important terms - the energy released by the fire and the energy recovered by the pot contents (“energy utilised” in the literature). ❋ Unknown (1989)

Since the energy possessed by coal only becomes available when the coal is made to undergo a chemical change, it is sometimes called _chemical energy_. ❋ William McPherson (N/A)

Now when this material is reduced by the process of digestion to simpler bodies with fewer molecules, such as carbon dioxid, urea, and water, the force stored up in the meat as potential energy becomes manifest and is used as active life-force known as _kinetic energy_. ❋ Albert F. Blaisdell (N/A)

An important fact about energy is, that all energy _tends to take the form of heat energy_. ❋ J. Arthur Thomson (1897)

It must, one would think, have been the badness of the ` ` copy '' that induced the compositors to turn ` ` the nature and theory of the Greek verb '' into _the native theology of the Greek verb_; ` ` the conser < p 124 > vation of energy '' into the _conversation of energy_; and the ` ` Forest Conservancy ❋ Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1877)

DeSmog uncovered information that two of the three directors on the board of the Natural Resources Stewardship Project are registered energy industry lobbyists and senior executives of the High Park Advocacy Group, a Toronto-based lobby firm that specializes in �energy, environment and ethics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is possible that the two states are similar to the difference between potential and kinetic energy; and we must remember that _energy is always noticed or experienced by us, as energy, in its expenditure, never in its accumulation_. [ ❋ Hereward Carrington (1919)

In an ideal situation where you put food in, and all energy is spent cooling it and not random amounts of air, there wouldn't be a sizable difference in energy usage between a stocked and near empty freezer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In Western culture and medicine, the word energy connotes something New Age but not tangible or real. ❋ Tami Lynn Kent (2011)

A technological breakthrough in energy is very different. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also be aware that I use the term energy a lot, but you shouldn't take it too literally. ❋ J. Steven York (2009)

The ability of the channel to strip the potassium ion of its water and allow it to pass at no cost in energy is a kind of selective catalysed ion transport. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The Greek word for effective is the word from which we get our term energy. ❋ BOB RUSSELL (2003)

The term energy services is used to describe these benefits, which in households include illumination, cooked food, comfortable indoor temperatures, refrigeration, and transportation. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Renewed concern about abortion rights may drain energy from the anti-porn movement. ❋ Unknown (1992)

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