kinetic energy

noun

Definition of kinetic energy

: energy associated with motion

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From kinetic energy suits to Wakandan weapons, Marvel's blockbuster was packed with wonderful visuals. — Wonbo Woo, WIRED, "Like Black Panther's Suit? These Are the VFX Tricks That Made It Awesome," 15 May 2018 The kinetic energy is vast, if sometimes exhausting. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Review: A Sequel With Wings," 5 July 2018 Even the fireworks that opened and closed his set seemed to burst with less kinetic energy than the singer himself. — Graham Ambrose, BostonGlobe.com, "At Fenway, Luke Bryan celebrates good times with good people," 7 July 2018 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% 0:00 / 3:51 Harnessing the power of water to turn it into electricity Advertisement Learn how hydropower captures the kinetic energy of flowing water and turns it into electricity for our homes and businesses. — Heather Kennison, idahostatesman, "What's it like to rely on renewable energy? Look at life in Idaho.," 26 June 2018 Some kids, my son included, brim with kinetic energy. — Brian Gresko, Longreads, "Wrestling With My Father," 12 June 2018 Take your foot off the gas and regen braking will capture the kinetic energy to recharge the battery and slow the car down to a near stop. — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, "2017 BMW i3 electric vehicle goes longer on style than miles," 8 Aug. 2017 That’s electricity being thrown off as heat and kinetic energy. — David Roberts, Vox, "This technology could fundamentally change our relationship to electricity," 5 June 2018 The idea is to have the total work done on the human decrease the kinetic energy to zero (so that the human stops). — Rhett Allain, WIRED, "The Wild Physics of a Firefighter's Window Catch," 1 June 2018

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