energy transfer

noun

The conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another.

“Solar panels allow for energy transfer from light energy to heat and electrical energy.”

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Meanings

nounenergy transfer (countable and uncountable, plural energy transfers)

plural energy transfers

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another.

    Solar panels allow for energy transfer from light energy to heat and electrical energy.

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energy transfer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/energy%20transfer

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“energy transfer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/energy%20transfer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “energy transfer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/energy%20transfer.

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