shì​néng

potential energy

  • created reference approved 势能/勢能 → 位能 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    势能 / 勢能 shì​néng

    位能 wèi​néng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 势能/勢能 · shì​néng · potential energy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    势能 / 勢能

    shì​néng

    potential energy

    Energy stored in a physical system by virtue of its position, shape, or state, such as water held behind a dam or a compressed spring. Also known as [[位能|位能|wei4 neng2]].

    势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · power 能 (literal) → 能 · néng · energy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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