Accumulation

Accumulation
Energy En"er*gy, n.; pl. {Energies}. [F. ['e]nergie, LL. energia, fr. Gr.?, fr. ? active; ? in + ? work. See {In}, and {Work}.] 1. Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive. [1913 Webster]

The great energies of nature are known to us only by their effects. --Paley. [1913 Webster]

2. Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate. [1913 Webster]

3. Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; -- said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy. [1913 Webster]

4. (Physics) Capacity for performing work. [1913 Webster]

Note: The kinetic energy of a body is the energy it has in virtue of being in motion. It is measured by one half of the product of the mass of each element of the body multiplied by the square of the velocity of the element, relative to some given body or point. The available kinetic energy of a material system unconnected with any other system is that energy which is due to the motions of the parts of the system relative to its center of mass. The potential energy of a body or system is that energy which is not kinetic; -- energy due to configuration. Kinetic energy is sometimes called actual energy. Kinetic energy is exemplified in the vis viva of moving bodies, in heat, electric currents, etc.; potential energy, in a bent spring, or a body suspended a given distance above the earth and acted on by gravity. [1913 Webster]

{Accumulation}, {Conservation}, {Correlation}, & {Degradation of energy}, etc. (Physics) See under {Accumulation}, {Conservation}, {Correlation}, etc.

Syn: Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit; efficiency; resolution. [1913 Webster]


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  • accumulation — ac·cu·mu·la·tion n: increase or growth by addition esp. when continuous or repeated; specif: an increase in the amount of a fund or property by the continuous addition to it of the income or interest it generates to treat a stock dividend as… …   Law dictionary

  • Accumulation — Ac*cu mu*la tion, n. [L. accumulatio; cf. F. accumulation.] 1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • accumulation — Accumulation. sub. f. v. Amas, entassement, surabondance. Accumulation de richesses. accumulation de droit. par accumulation de droit …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • accumulation — (n.) late 15c., from L. accumulationem (nom. accumulatio) a heaping up, noun of action from pp. stem of accumulare to heap up, amass, from ad in addition (see AD (Cf. ad )) + cumulare heap up, from cumulus heap (see CUMULUS (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • accumulation — [n] gathering or amassing accession, accretion, addition, agglomeration, aggrandizement, aggregation, amassment, augmentation, build up, chunk, collecting, collection, conglomeration, enlargement, gob, growth, heap, hoarding, hunk, increase,… …   New thesaurus

  • accumulation — Accumulation, f. acut. Accumulatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • accumulation — [ə kyo͞om΄yo͞o lā′shən, ə kyo͞om΄yəlā′shən] n. 1. an accumulating or being accumulated; collection 2. accumulated or collected material; heap 3. the addition to capital of interest or profits …   English World dictionary

  • Accumulation — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Accumulation », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le mot accumulation est employé dans… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ACCUMULATION — s. f. Entassement, amas de plusieurs choses ajoutées les unes aux autres. Il se dit Des choses physiques et Des choses morales. Accumulation de matériaux, de marchandises, de denrées. Accumulation de biens, d honneurs. Accumulation de preuves.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • ACCUMULATION — n. f. Action d’accumuler ou Résultat de cette action. Il se dit des Choses physiques et des Choses morales. Accumulation de matériaux, de marchandises, de denrées. Accumulation de biens, d’honneurs. Accumulation de preuves. Accumulation… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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