energía

Definitions of energía
  1. noun
    liveliness and eagerness
    synonyms: actividad, alacridad, ligereza, presteza, vigor
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    animación, lozanía, pólvora, ser, vida, viveza
    animation and energy in action or expression
  2. noun
    an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
    synonyms: fuerza, marcha, nervio, remangue, ñeque
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    bizarría, brío, empuje, fogosidad, lucimiento, vigor, vitalidad
    an energetic style
    chispa
    merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
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    animación, lozanía, pólvora, ser, vida, viveza
    animation and energy in action or expression
  3. noun
    liveliness and energy
    synonyms: brío, empuje, jengibre, vitalidad
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    animación, lozanía, pólvora, ser, vida, viveza
    animation and energy in action or expression
  4. noun
    enterprising or ambitious drive
    synonyms: empuje
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    empuje
    the trait of being highly motivated
  5. noun
    forceful exertion
    synonyms: vigor
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    fuerza
    physical energy or intensity
  6. noun
    interest and variety and intensity
    synonyms: intensidad, vivacidad, viveza
  7. noun
    (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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    energía de activación
    the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur
    energía alternativa
    energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
    energía atómica, energía nuclear
    the energy released by a nuclear reaction
    electricidad, energía eléctrica
    energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
    energía calorífica
    a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
    energía radiante
    energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter
    radiación
    energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
    corriente alterna
    an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
    energía atómica, energía nuclear
    nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use)
    corriente continua
    an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
    onda electromagnética, radiación electromagnética
    radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
    energía cinética
    the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion
    calor latente
    heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
    calor específico
    the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
    energía luminosa
    the energy associated with visible light
    energía potencial
    the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
    energía solar
    energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
    energía eólica
    power derived from the wind (as by windmills)
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    fenómeno físico
    a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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