#energy (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"
supertype: physical_phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physics of matter and energy
subtype: activation_energy the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur
subtype: alternative_energy__alternativeenergy energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
subtype: solar_energy__solarenergy__solar_power__solarpower energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy; "the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy"
subtype: wind_generation__wind_power power derived from the wind (as by windmills)
subtype: atomic_energy__nuclear_energy__nuclearenergy the energy released by a nuclear reaction
subtype: atomic_power__nuclear_power__nuclearpower nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use)
subtype: binding_energy__bindingenergy__separation_energy the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
subtype: chemical_energy__chemicalenergy that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction
subtype: electrical_energy__electricity energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"
subtype: alternating_current__alternatingcurrent__AC an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
subtype: direct_current__DC an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
subtype: signal.electrical_energy an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
subtype: energy_level__energy_state a definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules; "according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible"
subtype: rest_energy the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light
subtype: work.energy (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance"
subtype: heat_energy__heat a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
subtype: heat_of_dissociation the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents
subtype: heat_of_formation the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements
subtype: heat_of_solution the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent
subtype: latent_heat__heat_of_transformation heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
subtype: heat_of_condensation heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid; "the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization"
subtype: heat_of_fusion heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature; "the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification"
subtype: heat_of_solidification heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies
subtype: heat_of_sublimation heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes from a solid to a gaseous state
subtype: heat_of_vaporization__heat_of_vaporisation heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature
subtype: specific_heat the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
subtype: mechanical_energy energy in a mechanical form
subtype: kinetic_energy__kineticenergy__K.E. the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion
subtype: potential_energy__potentialenergy__P.E. the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
subtype: elastic_energy__elasticenergy__elastic_potential_energy__elasticpotentialenergy potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring)
subtype: radiant_energy__radiantenergy energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter
subtype: luminous_energy the energy associated with visible light
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