Definitions for kinetic energy
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kinet′ic en′ergy(n.)
the energy of a body with respect to its motion.
Category: Physics
Ref: Compare potential energy.
Origin of kinetic energy:
1865–70
Princeton's WordNet
kinetic energy, K.E.(noun)
the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion
Wiktionary
kinetic energy(Noun)
The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal to one half the mass of the body times the square of its velocity.
Origin: From + .
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