"energy level" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: energy levels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} energy level (plural energy levels)
  1. (physics) Any of the discrete stable energies that a quantum mechanical system (such as the electrons of an atom) can have. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (any of the discrete stable energies): 能級 (Chinese Mandarin), 能级 (néngjí) (Chinese Mandarin), energinivelo (Esperanto), energiataso (Finnish), Energieniveau [neuter] (German), энергия деңгейі (énergiä deñgeiı) (Kazakh), energinivå [neuter] (Norwegian), nivel energético [masculine] (Spanish), енергети́чний рі́вень (enerhetýčnyj rívenʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-energy_level-en-noun-FgcGGXDI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'any of the discrete stable energies': 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see energy, level.
    Sense id: en-energy_level-en-noun-6hq6~WvL

Inflected forms

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