
Compare with kinetic energy. energy an object possesses by virtue of its position. For example, lifting a mass mby h meters increases its potential energy by mgh, where g is the acceleration due to gravity.
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The energy of a body due to its position in a field.
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stored energy that depends upon the relative position of various parts of a system. A spring has more potential energy when it is compressed or ... [17 related articles]
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The energy an object has because of its composition or position.
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Energy that matter possesses by virtue of its position, condition or composition.
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Energy available due to position.
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Stored energy or energy possessed by an object due to its position, shape, or state. The most familiar example of potential energy is that of an object raised to a certain height above the Earth's surface. The object has potential energy because of its position in the Earth's gravitational field. It...
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Energy available due to position.
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Energy that matter possesses by virtue of its position, condition or composition.
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<chemistry> Energy due to position, it is stored energy which can be used to do work. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...
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Amount of useable energy within a body at rest
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Is the energy that a body possesses by virtue of its position and that is potentially transformable into another form of energy.
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Potential energy is the energy something has by reason of its position or state.
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Amount of useable energy within a body at rest.
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The energy an object has because of its composition or position.
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energy stored when doing work against a force
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Potential energy means stored energy. Some examples are chemical, elastic, nuclear and gravitational - all forms of potential energy. For Standard grade, you should know the formula for gravitational potential energy
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It is stored energy.
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stored energy; the capability to produce energy
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The energy a body possesses due to it's position or the arrangement of it's parts. See also: Gravitational Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy.
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Energy related to the position or height above a place to which fluid could possibly flow.
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P.E. noun the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
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Energy possessed by an object by virtue of its relative position or state (for example, as in a compressed spring or a muscle). It can be thought of as `stored` energy. An object that has been raised has stored energy due to its height. It is described as having gravitational potential energy. If a ball is raised to a certain height and r...
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Energy available due to position.
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Stored energy.
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