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energy level

DEFINITIONS OF: energy level

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n a definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules

“according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible”
Synonyms:
energy state
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
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