Kinetic energy Common

Kinetic energy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion

kinetic energy K.E.

The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.

See Also

ballistic pendulum thermalized motion epithermal muzzle energy kinetic energies elastic collision seismic damper

Related Terms

ballistic pendulum thermalized motion epithermal muzzle energy kinetic energies elastic collision seismic damper orthokinetic turbine potential energy enstrophy betz's law epicadmium particle energy statistical thermodynamics mass rotational energy accelerator mass spectrometry lagrange's equations

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

mechanical energy

Rhyming Words

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