"vis viva" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin, meaning "live force", coined by Gottfried W. Leibniz in order to denote a quantity discovered by Christiaan Huygens. Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} vis viva
  1. (physics, obsolete) The product of an object's mass and the square of its speed. Wikipedia link: vis viva Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: vis viva equation
    Sense id: en-vis_viva-en-noun-d2AABjj1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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