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kinetic energies

kinetic energies is the plural of kinetic energy.

Meaning of kinetic energy

Noun

kinetic energy (countable and uncountable, plural kinetic energies)

  1. The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.
    • These units are the electrogyros, which work first as motors, taking electrical energy from a three-phase supply, and converting it into kinetic energy, which is stored in the flywheels.1958 June, “N.C.B. Electrogyro Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 421
  2. Energetic fast-paced activity.
    • Reeves' action moves and his sincerity, even when Wick is at his most stern, perfectly capture the blend of emotion and kinetic energy that define the films.2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC

Questions about kinetic energies

What is kinetic energies the plural of?
Kinetic energies is the plural of kinetic energy.

Words near kinetic energies in the dictionary

  1. kinethmoids
  2. kinetic
  3. kinetic architecture
  4. kinetic art
  5. kinetic chain
  6. kinetic energies
  7. kinetic energy
  8. kinetic friction
  9. kinetic frictions
  10. kinetic novel
  11. kinetic novels

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