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en·er·gy
(ĕn′ər-jē)n. pl. en·er·gies
1. The capacity for work or vigorous activity: Who has the energy to climb that trail? See Synonyms at strength.
2.
a. also energies Exertion of vigor or power: a project requiring a great deal of time and energy; devoted her energies to writing songs.
b. Vitality and intensity of expression: a speech delivered with energy and emotion.
c. Informal A nonphysical force or quality perceived as inhering in a particular place, person, or situation: was turned off by the group's negative energy.
3.
a. Usable heat or power: Each year Americans consume a high percentage of the world's energy.
b. A source of usable power, such as petroleum or coal.
4. Physics
a. The capacity of a physical system to do work.
b. A form, amount, or level of this capacity: "a searing beam of 30 trillion protons, with energies up to 50 million electronvolts" (Science News).
[French énergie, from Late Latin energīa, from Greek energeia, from energos, active : en-, in, at; see en-2 + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]
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energy
(ˈɛnədʒɪ)n, pl -gies
1. intensity or vitality of action or expression; forcefulness
2. capacity or tendency for intense activity; vigour
3. vigorous or intense action; exertion
4. (General Physics) physics
a. the capacity of a body or system to do work
b. a measure of this capacity, expressed as the work that it does in changing to some specified reference state. It is measured in joules (SI units). Symbol: E
5. a source of power. See also kinetic energy, potential energy
[C16: from Late Latin energīa, from Greek energeia activity, from energos effective, from en-2 + ergon work]
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en•er•gy
(ˈɛn ər dʒi)n., pl. -gies.
1. the capacity for vigorous activity; available power.
2. a feeling of having an adequate or abundant amount of such power.
3. Often energies. an exertion of such power; effort: threw her energies into the job.
4. the habit of vigorous activity; vigor.
5. the ability to act, lead others, or effect things forcefully.
6. forcefulness of expression.
7. Physics. the capacity to do work. Symbol: E
8. a source of usable power, as fossil fuel or electricity.
[1575–85; < Late Latin energīa < Greek enérgeia activity <energe- (s. of energeîn to be in action, operate =en- en-2 + -ergeîn, derivative of érgos work) + -ia -y3]
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en·er·gy
(ĕn′ər-jē)1. The capacity or power to do work, such as the capacity to move an object (of a given mass) in a given direction by the application of force. Energy can exist in a variety of forms, such as electrical, mechanical, chemical, thermal, or nuclear, and can be transformed from one form to another. It is measured by the amount of work done, usually in joules or watts. See more at law of conservation of energy. Compare power, work.
2. Usable heat or power: The school consumed too much energy last year.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Energy
See Also: ACTIVENESS, BUSYNESS, ENTHUSIASM
- Adrenaline bubbling in my veins like grease in a deep fryer —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- Adrenaline flooded through me like water through a storm drain —Sue Grafton
- Adrenaline flowing like electricity —W. P. Kinsella
- Alger-like energy —Hortense Calisher
- As brisk as a bee in a tar-pot —Thomas Fuller
The condensed version of this, “Brisk as a bee,” can be traced back to Boswell’s Life of Dr. Johnson, where it was used to describe someone’s conversational style. A variation (also from Fuller’s collection of aphorisms) is, “As brisk as a body louse.”
- Bracing as an Alpine breeze —Israel Zangwill
- (Suddenly this spring he’s) bursting with energy, like the daffodils on the White House lawn —James Reston about Ronald Reagan, New York Times, March 30, 1986
- Electricity dripping from me like cream —Diane Wakoski
- Energetic and tireless … like a shouting insect, some kind of queen aunt —J. B. Priestly
- Energetic … an explosion of vitality, rather like a teapot set not to boil over but to bubble and steam —Charles Johnson
- (Feeling as) energetic as a licensed jester —Clarence Major
- Energy burned off him like a light —Pat Conroy
- (Quick, incisive) energy like quicksilver in the veins —Joan Chase
- Energy … like the biblical grain of mustard-seed, will remove mountains —Hosea Ballou
- Energy sings like a tea kettle —Marge Piercy
- Energy … thin and sharp like gravy —Diane Wakoski
- Full of pep as an electric fan —Anon
- (Little Billie was full of piss and vinegar and) full of sap as a maple tree —Robert Penn Warren
In Warren’s long poem, The Ballad of Billie Potts, the maple tree comparison is followed by another simile: “And full of tricks as a lop-eared pup.”
- Full of vitality … like a lighted candle —Rachel Ingalls
- Had a brisk air of bristle, like a terrier bitch —Angela Carter
- He’s like 220 pounds worth of Duracell batteries —Mike Jameson, commenting on the untiring energy of boxer Mike Tyson, quoted in Newsday column by Paul Ballot, December 27, 1986
- Hum with unspent power, like a machine left to run —Mary Gordon
- (He is) just like a blob of mercury —Alice James writing from Europe about her brother William to her father and her brother Henry in America, 1889
- Like an old volcano, which has pretty nearly used up its fire and brimstone, but is still boiling and bubbling —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- Like the grass and trees and other growing things, they were quivering and glistening with vitality —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Refreshing, like rain at the end of a muggy day —Jay Mclnerney
- Rings with vitality, like ax-strokes on oak —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Sparks and twinkles like a jarred lightning bug —Sharon Sheehe Stark
The comparison refers to a lively four-year-old girl in a story entitled The Johnstown Polka.
- Vigorous as a run-over cat —Marge Piercy
- Vitality … like a hot flame that burnt him with an unendurable fury —W. Somerset Maugham
- (She had a) vitality that warmed you like a blazing fire —W. Somerset Maugham
- Warm with life as the waters of a tropic sea —Beryl Markham
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
energy
The capacity for doing work.
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| Noun | 1. |  energy - (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy activation energy, energy of activation - the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction" alternative energy - energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment atomic energy, nuclear energy - the energy released by a nuclear reaction binding energy, separation energy - the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect chemical energy - that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction electrical energy, electricity - energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity" energy level, energy state - a definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules; "according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible" rest energy - the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light work - (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance" heat, heat energy - a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature mechanical energy - energy in a mechanical form radiant energy - energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter radiation - energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles |
| 2. |  energy - forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"forcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" athleticism, strenuosity - intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism" | |
| 3. | energy - enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" second wind - renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind" | |
| 4. |  energy - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" | |
| 5. |  energy - a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease juice - energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing" | |
| 6. | energy - any source of usable power; "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy" physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy | |
| 7. | Energy - the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Department of Energy Intelligence, DOEI - an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community |
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energy
noun
1. strength, might, force, power, activity, intensity, stamina, exertion, forcefulness He was saving his energy for the big race in Belgium.
2. liveliness, life, drive, fire, spirit, determination, pep, go (informal), zip (informal), vitality, animation, vigour, verve, zest, resilience, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), élan, brio, vivacity, vim (slang) At 65 years old, her energy and looks are wonderful.
3. power Oil shortages have brought an energy crisis.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
energy
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Translations
енергия
energie
energikræfterkraft=-energi
energia
energija
tenaga
herîa upp hugannorkaorka, kraftur
エネルギー元気
에너지
energijaenergingaienergingas
enerģija
energie
energijaenergíja
energi
พลังงาน
năng lượng
energy
[ˈenədʒɪ]A. N (gen) → energía f; (= strength) → vigor m
electrical/atomic/solar energy → energía f eléctrica/atómica/solar
Secretary (of State) for Energy → Secretario/a m/f (de Estado) de Energía
Minister of Energy → Ministro/a m/f de Energía
electrical/atomic/solar energy → energía f eléctrica/atómica/solar
Secretary (of State) for Energy → Secretario/a m/f (de Estado) de Energía
Minister of Energy → Ministro/a m/f de Energía
B. CPD energy conservation N → conservación f de la energía
energy crisis N → crisis f inv energética
energy food N → comida f energética or que da energías
energy level N → nivel m energético
energy needs NPL → necesidades fpl energéticas
energy policy N → política f de energía
energy resources NPL → recursos mpl energéticos
energy saving N → ahorro m de energía
energy crisis N → crisis f inv energética
energy food N → comida f energética or que da energías
energy level N → nivel m energético
energy needs NPL → necesidades fpl energéticas
energy policy N → política f de energía
energy resources NPL → recursos mpl energéticos
energy saving N → ahorro m de energía
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
energy
[ˈɛnərdʒi] n
(= strength, stamina) [person] → énergie f
energies npl (= time and effort) → énergie f
to concentrate one's energies on sth → consacrer son énergie à qch
to put one's energies into sth → consacrer son énergie à qchenergy bar n (= food) → barre f énergétiqueenergy company n → groupe m énergétiqueenergy conservation n → économies fpl d'énergieenergy consumption n → consommation f d'énergieenergy crisis n → crise f de l'énergieenergy drink n → boisson f énergétiqueenergy efficiency n → efficacité f énergétiqueenergy-efficient energy efficient [ˌɛnərdʒiɪˈfɪʃənt] adj [battery, bulb] → économe en énergie; [building] → économe en énergieenergy level n [person] to have low energy levels → manquer d'énergie
to have a very high energy level → être plein(e) d'énergieenergy saving n → économies fpl d'énergieenergy-saving [ˈɛnərdʒiseɪvɪŋ] adj
to concentrate one's energies on sth → consacrer son énergie à qch
to put one's energies into sth → consacrer son énergie à qchenergy bar n (= food) → barre f énergétiqueenergy company n → groupe m énergétiqueenergy conservation n → économies fpl d'énergieenergy consumption n → consommation f d'énergieenergy crisis n → crise f de l'énergieenergy drink n → boisson f énergétiqueenergy efficiency n → efficacité f énergétiqueenergy-efficient energy efficient [ˌɛnərdʒiɪˈfɪʃənt] adj [battery, bulb] → économe en énergie; [building] → économe en énergieenergy level n [person] to have low energy levels → manquer d'énergie
to have a very high energy level → être plein(e) d'énergieenergy saving n → économies fpl d'énergieenergy-saving [ˈɛnərdʒiseɪvɪŋ] adj
[policy] → d'économie d'énergie
[device] → économique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
energy
n → Energie f; he put his speech over with a lot of energy → er hielt seine Rede mit viel Schwung; chocolate gives you energy → Schokolade gibt neue Energie; to concentrate one’s energies on doing something → seine ganze Kraft dafür aufbieten, etw zu tun; to devote all one’s energies to something → seine ganze Energie or Kraft für etw einsetzen; I haven’t the energy → mir fehlt die Energie dazu; to conserve one’s energies → mit seinen Kräften haushalten or Haus halten or sparsam umgehen; to save one’s energy for something → seine Kräfte für etw aufsparen
energy
:energy balance
n (of body) → Energiehaushalt m
energy conservation
n → Energieeinsparung f
energy crisis
n → Energiekrise f
energy efficiency
n → Energieeffizienz f
energy-efficient
adj → energieeffizient
energy-intensive
adj → energieintensiv
energy-saving
adj → Energie sparend; energy feature → Energiesparfunktion f; energy measures → Energiesparmaßnahmen pl
energy supplies
pl → Energievorräte pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
energy
[ˈɛnədʒɪ] n → energiaI haven't the energy → non ho la forza
to put all one's energy into sth → dedicare tutte le proprie energie or forze a qc
Department of Energy → ministero dell'Industria (del Commercio e dell'Artigianato)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
energy
(ˈenədʒi) – plural ˈenergies – noun1. the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously. He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.
2. the power, eg of electricity, of doing work. electrical energy; nuclear energy.
ˌenerˈgetic (-ˈdʒetik) adjective1. vigorous; very active. an energetic child.
2. requiring energy. an energetic walk.
ˌenerˈgetically adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
energy
→ طَاقَة, قُوَّة energie energi Energie ενέργεια energía energia énergie energija energia エネルギー, 元気 에너지 energie energi energia energia силы, энергия energi พลังงาน enerji năng lượng 精力, 能量Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
en·er·gy
n. energía, la capacidad de trabajar, de moverse y hacer ejercicio con vigor;
chemical ___ → ___ química;
___ of activation → ___ de activación;
free ___ → ___ libre;
fusion ___ → ___ de fusión;
internal ___ → ___ interna;
kinetic ___ → ___ cinética;
latent ___ → ___ latente;
nuclear ___ → ___ nuclear;
nutritional ___ → ___ nutritiva;
potential ___ → ___ potencial;
psychic ___ → ___ síquica;
solar ___ → ___ solar;
total ___ → ___ total.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
energy
n energíaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.