kinetic energy

kinetic energyA bowling ball has kinetic energy when it is moving. When it strikes the pins, some of that energy is passed on to the pins.

kinetic energy

n. The energy possessed by a body because of its motion, equal to one half the mass of the body times the square of its velocity.

kinetic energy

n (General Physics) the energy of motion of a body, equal to the work it would do if it were brought to rest. The translational kinetic energy depends on motion through space, and for a rigid body of constant mass is equal to the product of half the mass times the square of the speed. The rotational kinetic energy depends on rotation about an axis, and for a body of constant moment of inertia is equal to the product of half the moment of inertia times the square of the angular velocity. In relativistic physics kinetic energy is equal to the product of the increase of mass caused by motion times the square of the speed of light. The SI unit is the joule but the electronvolt is often used in atomic physics. Symbols: Ek, K or T Abbreviation: KE

kinet′ic en′ergy

n. the energy of a body with respect to its motion. Compare potential energy. [1865–70]

ki·net·ic energy

(kə-nĕt′ĭk) The energy possessed by a body as a result of being in motion. Kinetic energy is dependent upon the mass and velocity of the object. Compare potential energy.

kinetic energy

The energy possessed by moving bodies.

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kinetic energy - the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motionK.E.mechanical energy - energy in a mechanical form

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energía cinéticaenergia cineticaкинетическая энергия

kinetic energy

kinetic energy:

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in physics, the ability or capacity to do work or to produce change. Forms of energy include heat, light, sound, electricity, and chemical energy. Energy and work are measured in the same units—foot-pounds, joules, ergs, or some other, depending on the system of
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kinetic energy

(ki-net -ik) Energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion, equal to the work that the body could do in coming to rest. In classical mechanics a body with mass m and velocity v has kinetic energy ½mv ². A body with moment of inertia I rotating with angular velocity ω has kinetic energy ½I ω².

Kinetic Energy

the energy of a mechanical system, which depends on the velocity of motion of its points. The kinetic energy T of a mass point is equal to one-half the product of the mass m of the point and the square of its velocity ν: T = ½ mν². The kinetic energy of the system is equal to the algebraic sum of the kinetic energies of all of its points: T = Σ½mν_k². The expression for the kinetic energy of the system may also be written in the form T = ½Mν_c² + T_c, where M is the total mass of the system, νc is the velocity of the center of mass, and T_c is the kinetic energy of the motion of the system about the center of mass. The kinetic energy of a rigid body in translational motion is calculated in the same way as the kinetic energy of a point with mass equal to the total mass of the body.

When the system is displaced from configuration (1) to configuration (2) the change in the system’s kinetic energy arises from the action of external and internal forces applied to it and is equal to the sum of the work A_k^e and A_kⁱ performed by the forces over the given displacement: T₂ — T₁ = Σ_kA_k^e + Σ_kA_kⁱ. This equation expresses the theorem of the change in kinetic energy, which is used in solving many problems in dynamics.

At velocities approaching the speed of light, the kinetic energy of a mass point is

where m_o is the rest mass of the point, c is the speed of light in vacuum (m_oc² is the energy of the point at rest). At low velocities (ν « c) the above equation is transformed into the usual ½mν² formula.

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kinetic energy

[kə′ned·ik ′en·ər·jē] (mechanics) The energy which a body possesses because of its motion; in classical mechanics, equal to one-half of the body's mass times the square of its speed.

kinetic energy

the energy of motion of a body, equal to the work it would do if it were brought to rest. The translational kinetic energy depends on motion through space, and for a rigid body of constant mass is equal to the product of half the mass times the square of the speed. The rotational kinetic energy depends on rotation about an axis, and for a body of constant moment of inertia is equal to the product of half the moment of inertia times the square of the angular velocity. In relativistic physics kinetic energy is equal to the product of the increase of mass caused by motion times the square of the speed of light. The SI unit is the joule but the electronvolt is often used in atomic physics.

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noun the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion

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