Meanings
nounenergy carrier (plural energy carriers)
plural energy carriers
- A substance or phenomenon that can be used to produce mechanical work or heat or to operate chemical or physical processes (ISO 13600).
Solar radiation is an energy carrier that is not an energyware.
Translations
Finnish energianlähde
- energianlähdeTranslations
German Energieträger
- EnergieträgerTranslations
Hungarian energiahordozó
- energiahordozóTranslations
Russian энергоноси́тель
- энергоноси́тель (energonosítelʹ)Translations
Ukrainian енергоносі́й
- енергоносі́й (enerhonosíj)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
energy carrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/energy%20carrier
MLA
“energy carrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/energy%20carrier. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “energy carrier,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/energy%20carrier.
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