Energy

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1 English

1.1 Noun

1.1.1 Translations
1.1.2 Units

English

Noun

energy (Plural: energies)

The impetus behind all motion and all activity. All matter itself is comprised of its mass times the speed of light squared in energy.

Translations

Bulgarian: енергия f
Dutch: energie f
French: énergie f
German: Energie f
Hebrew: אנרגיה f
Interlingua: energia
Italian: energia f
Japanese: エネルギー (enerugī)
Lithuanian: energija f
Polish: energia f
Portuguese: energia f
Romanian: energie f
Swedish: energi c

Units

Customary: calories, kilocalories (i.e., dietary calories)
Metric: joules (J), kilojoules

WordNet Definitions

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1. energy -- ((physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms").
2. energy, vigor, vigour -- (an exertion of force; "he plays tennis with great energy").
3. energy, push, get-up-and-go -- (enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy").
4. energy, vigor, vigour, vim -- (an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy").
5. energy, vim, vitality -- (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor").
6. Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy, DOE -- (the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977).

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