elastic energy

Other forms: elastic energies

Definitions of elastic energy
  1. noun
    potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring)
    synonyms: elastic potential energy
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    P.E., potential energy
    the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
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