单词 | latent energy |
释义 | > as lemmaslatent energy latent energy n. Physics (now rare) energy which a body or substance possesses by virtue of its position, state, or shape; = potential energy n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > specific types of energy internal energy1654 positive energy1807 chemical energy1809 energy1852 potential energy1853 atomic energy1854 latent energy1854 static energy1869 free energy1884 rest energy1925 nuclear energy1958 radial energy1959 tangential energy1959 geothermal1960 dark energy1998 quintessence1998 1853 W. J. M. Rankine in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 4th Ser. 5 106 All conceivable forms of energy may be distinguished into two kinds; actual or sensible, and potential or latent.] 1854 W. J. M. Rankine in Proc. Philos. Soc. Glasgow 3 276 Potential or latent energy..is measured by the product of a change of state into the resistance against which that change is made. 1874 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 4 188 Latent or potential energy of another kind may and probably does exist, viz., the latent energy of a bent spring. 1931 North Central Assoc. Q. Mar. 464/1 A stone..hoisted by a steam engine to the fifth floor of a building..holds the energy used to lift it up as energy of position, latent or potential energy. When it falls this latent energy becomes kinetic or active energy. < as lemmas |
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