"potential energy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: potential energies [plural]
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  1. The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass). Wikipedia link: potential energy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Energy, Physical quantities Related terms: kinetic energy, E=mc² Translations (energy possessed by an object because of its position): energjia potenciale [feminine] (Albanian), طاقة وضع (Arabic), պոտենցիալ էներգիա (potencʻial ēnergia) (Armenian), enerxía potencial [feminine] (Asturian), potensial enerji (Azerbaijani), energia potentzial (Basque), патэнцыяльная энергія (patencyjalʹnaja enjerhija) (Belarusian), потенциална енергия (potencialna energija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), energia potencial [feminine] (Catalan), 勢能 (Chinese Mandarin), 势能 (shìnéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 位能 (wèinéng) (Chinese Mandarin), потенциалла энерги (pot̬entsialla energi) (Chuvash), potenciální energie [feminine] (Czech), potentiel energi [common-gender] (Danish), potentiële energie [feminine] (Dutch), potenciala energio (Esperanto), potentsiaalne energia (Estonian), potentiaalienergia (Finnish), énergie potentielle [feminine] (French), enerxía potencial [feminine] (Galician), პოტენციური ენერგია (ṗoṭenciuri energia) (Georgian), potentielle Energie [feminine] (German), Lageenergie [feminine] (German), δυναμική ενέργεια (dynamikí enérgeia) [feminine] (Greek), אנרגיה פוטנציאלית (Hebrew), स्थितिज ऊर्जा (sthitij ūrjā) [feminine] (Hindi), potenciális energia (Hungarian), stöðuorka (Icelandic), energi potensial (Indonesian), fuinneamh poitéinsiúil [masculine] (Irish), energia potenziale [feminine] (Italian), 位置エネルギー (ichi enerugī) (Japanese), ポテンシャルエネルギー (potensharu enerugī) (Japanese), потенциалдық энергия (potensialdyq énergiä) (Kazakh), 위치 에너지 (wichi eneoji) (Korean), 퍼텐셜 에너지 (peotensyeol eneoji) (Korean), energīa potentiālis [New-Latin, feminine] (Latin), potenciālā enerģija [feminine] (Latvian), potencinė energija [feminine] (Lithuanian), потенцијална енергија (potencijalna energija) [feminine] (Macedonian), tenaga keupayaan (Malay), സ്ഥിതികോർജ്ജം (sthitikōṟjjaṁ) (Malayalam), pūngao moe (Maori), स्थितीज ऊर्जा (sthitīj ūrjā) (Marathi), potensiell energi [masculine] (Norwegian), energia potenciala [feminine] (Occitan), انرژی پتانسیل (Persian), energia potencjalna [feminine] (Polish), energia potencial [feminine] (Portuguese), ਪੁਟੈਂਸ਼ਲ ਊਰਜਾ (puṭaĩśal ūrajā) (Punjabi), energie potențială [feminine] (Romanian), потенциа́льная эне́ргия (potɛnciálʹnaja enɛ́rgija) [feminine] (Russian), potencijalna energija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), потенцијална енергија [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), potenciálna energia [feminine] (Slovak), potencialna energija [feminine] (Slovene), energía potencial [feminine] (Spanish), potentiell energi [common-gender] (Swedish), lägesenergi [common-gender] (Swedish), biniting kusog (Tagalog), స్థితిశక్తి (sthitiśakti) (Telugu), พลังงานศักย์ (pá-lang-ngaan-sàk) (Thai), potansiyel enerji (Turkish), потенціальна енергія (potencialʹna enerhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), potensial energiya (Uzbek), thế năng (Vietnamese), egni potensial (Welsh)
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "energjia potenciale"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "energia potentzial"
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          "roman": "patencyjalʹnaja enjerhija",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "roman": "potencialna energija",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "потенциална енергия"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "energia potencial"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shìnéng",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "势能"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wèinéng",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "位能"
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          "roman": "pot̬entsialla energi",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "потенциалла энерги"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "potenciální energie"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "potentiel energi"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "potentiële energie"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "énergie potentielle"
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          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "enerxía potencial"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗoṭenciuri energia",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "პოტენციური ენერგია"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "potentielle Energie"
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        {
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "Lageenergie"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dynamikí enérgeia",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "δυναμική ενέργεια"
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          "code": "he",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sthitij ūrjā",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "स्थितिज ऊर्जा"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "potenciális energia"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "stöðuorka"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "energi potensial"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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          "word": "fuinneamh poitéinsiúil"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "ポテンシャルエネルギー"
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          "code": "kk",
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          "roman": "potensialdyq énergiä",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "потенциалдық энергия"
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          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "wichi eneoji",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "위치 에너지"
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          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "peotensyeol eneoji",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "퍼텐셜 에너지"
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          "code": "la",
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          "word": "energīa potentiālis"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "potenciālā enerģija"
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "potencinė energija"
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          "word": "потенцијална енергија"
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          "code": "ms",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "സ്ഥിതികോർജ്ജം"
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "pūngao moe"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "स्थितीज ऊर्जा"
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          "code": "no",
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          "word": "potensiell energi"
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          "code": "oc",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "fa",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "انرژی پتانسیل"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "energia potencjalna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "energia potencial"
        },
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          "code": "pa",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "ਪੁਟੈਂਸ਼ਲ ਊਰਜਾ"
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          "word": "energie potențială"
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "potencijalna energija"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "word": "potencialna energija"
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "energía potencial"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "word": "potentiell energi"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "code": "tl",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "biniting kusog"
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          "code": "te",
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          "roman": "sthitiśakti",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "స్థితిశక్తి"
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          "code": "th",
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          "word": "พลังงานศักย์"
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "potansiyel enerji"
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          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "potencialʹna enerhija",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "потенціальна енергія"
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          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "potensial energiya"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
          "word": "thế năng"
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          "code": "cy",
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      "code": "sq",
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      "word": "طاقة وضع"
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      "roman": "potencʻial ēnergia",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "պոտենցիալ էներգիա"
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    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "enerxía potencial"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "potensial enerji"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "energia potentzial"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "patencyjalʹnaja enjerhija",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "патэнцыяльная энергія"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "potencialna energija",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "потенциална енергия"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "energia potencial"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "勢能"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shìnéng",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "势能"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "位能"
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      "code": "cv",
      "lang": "Chuvash",
      "roman": "pot̬entsialla energi",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "потенциалла энерги"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "potenciální energie"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "potentiel energi"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "potentiële energie"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "potenciala energio"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "potentsiaalne energia"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "potentiaalienergia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "énergie potentielle"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "ṗoṭenciuri energia",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "პოტენციური ენერგია"
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Lageenergie"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "δυναμική ενέργεια"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "אנרגיה פוטנציאלית"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "स्थितिज ऊर्जा"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "potenciális energia"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "stöðuorka"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "energi potensial"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fuinneamh poitéinsiúil"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "energia potenziale"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ichi enerugī",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "位置エネルギー"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "potensharu enerugī",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "ポテンシャルエネルギー"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "potensialdyq énergiä",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "потенциалдық энергия"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "wichi eneoji",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "위치 에너지"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "peotensyeol eneoji",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "퍼텐셜 에너지"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
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      "word": "energīa potentiālis"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "potenciālā enerģija"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "potencinė energija"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "potencijalna energija",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "потенцијална енергија"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "tenaga keupayaan"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sthitikōṟjjaṁ",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "സ്ഥിതികോർജ്ജം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "pūngao moe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "sthitīj ūrjā",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "स्थितीज ऊर्जा"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "potensiell energi"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "energia potenciala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "انرژی پتانسیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "energia potencjalna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "energia potencial"
    },
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      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "puṭaĩśal ūrajā",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "ਪੁਟੈਂਸ਼ਲ ਊਰਜਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "energie potențială"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "potɛnciálʹnaja enɛ́rgija",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "потенциа́льная эне́ргия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "potencijalna energija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "потенцијална енергија"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "potenciálna energia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "potencialna energija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "energía potencial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "potentiell energi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lägesenergi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "biniting kusog"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "sthitiśakti",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "స్థితిశక్తి"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pá-lang-ngaan-sàk",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "พลังงานศักย์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "potansiyel enerji"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "potencialʹna enerhija",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "потенціальна енергія"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "potensial energiya"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "thế năng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "energy possessed by an object because of its position",
      "word": "egni potensial"
    }
  ],
  "word": "potential energy"
}

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