mechanical energy

Types:

K.E., kinetic energy

the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion

P.E., potential energy

the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy

elastic energy, elastic potential energy

potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring)

Type of:

energy, free energy

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs