Meanings
nounelastic energy (plural elastic energies)
plural elastic energies
- natural sciencesThe potential energy stored in a system when it is distorted or deformed; the classic example is that of a coiled spring
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpotential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring)
Similar
elastic potential energy
Broader
potential energyP.E.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish jousienergia, elastinen energia
- jousienergiapotential energy stored in a system
- elastinen energiapotential energy stored in a system
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elastic energy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastic%20energy
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“elastic energy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastic%20energy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elastic energy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastic%20energy.
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