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potential energy

noun

Meaning

  1. 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).

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data