potential energy

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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).

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolenergía potencial

Françaisénergie potentielle

DeutschLageenergie potentielle Energie

21 more languages

العربيةطاقة وضع

Danskpotentiel energi

Ελληνικάδυναμική ενέργεια

Suomipotentiaalienergia

Galegoenerxía potencial

हिन्दीस्थितिज ऊर्जा

Bahasa Indonesiaenergi potensial tenaga tempat

Italianoenergia potenziale

日本語ポテンシャルエネルギー位置エネルギー

ქართულიპოტენციური ენერგია

한국어위치 에너지 퍼텐셜 에너지

മലയാളംസ്ഥിതികോർജ്ജം

Bahasa Melayutenaga keupayaan

Nederlandspotentiële energie

Polskienergia potencjalna

Portuguêsenergia potencial

Românăenergie potențială

Русскийпотенциа́льная эне́ргия

Svenskalägesenergi

ไทยพลังงานศักย์

Tiếng Việtthế năng

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

potential mood potential temperature potential theory potential verb potential vorticity potential well

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