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Definition of potential energy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

potential energy

noun

/pəˌtenʃl ˈenədʒi/

/pəˌtenʃl ˈenərdʒi/

[uncountable] (physics)

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the form of energy that an object gains as it is liftedTopics Physics and chemistryc2

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