energy
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (energeia, “action, act, work”), from ἐνεργός (energos, “active”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἔργον (ergon, “work”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/, X-SAMPA: /"En@dZi/
- (US) IPA: /ˈɛnɚd͡ʒi/, X-SAMPA: /"En@`dZi/
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Noun[edit]
energy (plural energies)
- The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
- A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. […] This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?
- 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
- The capacity to do work.
- (physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
- Units:
- SI: joule (J), kilowatt-hour (kW·h)
- CGS: erg (erg)
- Customary: foot-pound-force, calorie, kilocalorie (i.e. dietary calories), BTU, liter-atmosphere, ton of TNT
- Units:
- (New Age jargon) An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe, a feeling, an impression.
- 2004, Phylameana L. Desy, The Everything Reiki Book, Body, Mind & Spirit, p. 130
- Reiki, much like prayer, is a personal exercise that can easily convert negative energy into positive energy.
- 2009, Christopher Johns, Becoming a Reflective Practitioner, John Wiley & Sons, p. 15
- Negative feelings can be worked through and their energy converted into positive energy... In crisis, normal patterns of self-organization fail, resulting in anxiety (negative energy). Being open systems, people can exchange this energy with the environment and create positive energy for taking action based on a reorganisation of self as necessary to resolve the crisis and emerge at a higher level of consciousness; that is, until the next crisis.
- 2011, Anne Jones, Healing Negative Energies, Hachette, p. 118
- If you have been badly affected by negative energy a salt bath is wonderful for clearing and cleansing yourself... Salt attracts negative energy and will draw it away from you.
- 2004, Phylameana L. Desy, The Everything Reiki Book, Body, Mind & Spirit, p. 130
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Translations[edit]
impetus behind activity
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capacity to do work
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External links[edit]
- energy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- energy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
