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The energy that a body possesses by virtue of its position with respect to other bodies in the field of gravity.
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Stored energy such as that found in water that is retained in a reservoir or kept from flowing downhill. When released (allowed to move), potential energy changes to kinetic energy
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| potential energy |
The energy stored in a raised object (eg the weights in a grandfather clock). Potential energy equals mgh, where m is mass, g is the acceleration of gravity, and h is the vertical distance from a reference location. It is called potential energy because the energy can be regained when the object is lowered. This type of potential energy is sometimes called gravitational potential energy in order to distinguish it from elastic potential energy: see elastic energy.
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| potential energy |
Energy stored and potentially available for use, such as the chemical energy stored in gasoline or food molecules. See also kinetic energy.
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| potential energy |
Energy that is stored. Energy of position or state.
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