potential energy (old term)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
potential energy (old term); positional energy
archaicThis term has been largely replaced by 势能 (shìnéng) in Mainland China's modern physics terminology, though it may still appear in older texts. In Taiwan, 位能 remains in common use alongside 势能.
Zhòng重
lì力
wèi位
néng能
shì是
wù物
tǐ体
yóu由
yú于
bèi被
jǔ举
gāo高
ér而
jù具
yǒu有
de的
néng能
liàng量
。
Gravitational potential energy is the energy an object possesses due to being raised to a height.
Gēn根
jù据
wèi位
néng能
shǒu守
héng恒
dìng定
lǜ律
，
xì系
tǒng统
de的
zǒng总
néng能
liàng量
bǎo保
chí持
bù不
biàn变
。
According to the law of conservation of potential energy, the total energy of the system remains constant.
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Zhè这
gè个
tán弹
huáng簧
jù具
yǒu有
tán弹
xìng性
wèi位
néng能
。
This spring possesses elastic potential energy.