energy

Words with a similar base: energy, free_energy

'energy'

[energy.n.01] as in: (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

Examples:
energy can take a wide variety of forms

'energy'

[energy.n.02] as in: forceful exertion

Examples:
he plays tennis with great energy
he's full of zip

'energy'

[energy.n.03] as in: enterprising or ambitious drive

Examples:
Europeans often laugh at American energy

'energy'

[energy.n.04] as in: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

Examples:
his writing conveys great energy
a remarkable muscularity of style

'energy'

[energy.n.05] as in: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity

Examples:
jogging works off my excess energy
he seemed full of vim and vigor

'energy'

[energy.n.06] as in: any source of usable power

Examples:
the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy

'energy'

[department_of_energy.n.01] as in: the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

Origins

					energy (English)
└── ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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