potential energy in French
potential energy in French is énergie potentielle — potential energy means the energy stored in an object because of its position, shape or condition, which can be released as movement or another form of energy.
potential energy in French
énergie potentielle
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 does "potential energy" mean?
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noun The energy stored in an object because of its position, shape or condition, which can be released as movement or another form of energy.
"A book on a high shelf has more gravitational potential energy than one on the floor."
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noun In chemistry, the energy held in the bonds between atoms, released or absorbed when those bonds break and reform.
"Fuels store chemical potential energy that is released during combustion."
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potential energy in a sentence
- A book on a high shelf has more gravitational potential energy than one on the floor.
- Stretching the elastic stores potential energy in the band.
- Fuels store chemical potential energy that is released during combustion.
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What is "potential energy" in French?
"potential energy" in French is énergie potentielle. potential energy means: The energy stored in an object because of its position, shape or condition, which can be released as movement or another form of energy.
How do you use "potential energy" in a sentence?
Example: "A book on a high shelf has more gravitational potential energy than one on the floor." In French, "potential energy" is énergie potentielle.
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