potential energy
potential energy noun: the energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).
Noun
potential energy (countable and uncountable, plural potential energies)
- The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).
potential energy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
potential energy in Hindi
- energy possessed by an object because of its position
- स्थितिज ऊर्जा sthitij ūrjā
potential energy in Tamil
- நிலை ஆற்றல், நிலையாற்றல், நிலைச்சக்தி, நிலைப்பண்புச்சத்தி, அழுத்தச்சத்தி, தேக்கநிலையாற்றல்
potential energy in Marathi
- energy possessed by an object because of its position
- स्थितीज ऊर्जा sthitīj ūrjā
potential energy in Telugu
- energy possessed by an object because of its position
- స్థితిశక్తి sthitiśakti
More languagesFewer languages
- potential energy in Malayalam
- സ്ഥിതികോർജ്ജം sthitikōṟjjaṁ
- potential energy in Punjabi
- ਪੁਟੈਂਸ਼ਲ ਊਰਜਾ puṭaĩśal ūrajā
- potential energy in Tagalog
- biniting kusog
- potential energy in Arabic
- طاقة وضع
- potential energy in Malay
- tenaga keupayaan
- potential energy in Indonesian
- energi potensial, tenaga tempat
- potential energy in Persian
- انرژی پتانسیل
- potential energy in Thai
- พลังงานศักย์ pá-lang-ngaan-sàk
- potential energy in Vietnamese
- thế năng
Forms of potential energy
| plural | potential energies |
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Questions about potential energy
- What does potential energy mean?
- Potential energy means the energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).
- What is potential energy in Hindi?
- Potential energy in Hindi is स्थितिज ऊर्जा (sthitij ūrjā). See Potential energy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is potential energy?
- Potential energy is a noun.
- What is the plural of potential energy?
- The plural of potential energy is potential energies.
Words near potential energy in the dictionary
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