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Meaning of potential energy | Babel Free

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

العربية طاقة وضع
Dansk potentiel energi
Deutsch Lageenergie potentielle Energie
Ελληνικά δυναμική ενέργεια
Español energía potencial
Suomi potentiaalienergia
Français énergie potentielle
Galego enerxía potencial
हिन्दी स्थितिज ऊर्जा
Bahasa Indonesia energi potensial tenaga tempat
Italiano energia potenziale
日本語 ポテンシャルエネルギー 位置エネルギー
ქართული პოტენციური ენერგია
한국어 위치 에너지 퍼텐셜 에너지
മലയാളം സ്ഥിതികോർജ്ജം
Bahasa Melayu tenaga keupayaan
Nederlands potentiële energie
Polski energia potencjalna
Português energia potencial
Română energie potențială
Русский потенциа́льная эне́ргия
Svenska lägesenergi
ไทย พลังงานศักย์
Tiếng Việt thế 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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