01 n. Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may …
pl.
Energies ((#))
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1.
Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive.“The great energies of nature are known to us only by their effects.” — Paley.
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2.
Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate.
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3.
Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; -- said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy.
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4.
Capacity for performing work.(Physics)
Phrases & compounds
Accumulation, Conservation, Correlation, & Degradation, of energy —
See under Accumulation, Conservation, Correlation, etc.
Syn.
Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit; efficiency; resolution.