Meanings
nounpotential energy (countable and uncountable, plural potential energies)
plural potential energies
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
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Translations
Arabic طاقة وضع
- طاقة وضعenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Basque energia potentzial
- energia potentzialenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Bulgarian потенциална енергия
- потенциална енергия (potencialna energija)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Catalan energia potencial
- energia potencialenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Chinese Mandarin 勢能 /势能, 位能
- 勢能 /势能 (shìnéng)energy possessed by an object because of its position
- 位能 (wèinéng)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Czech potenciální energie
- potenciální energieenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Danish potentiel energi
- potentiel energienergy possessed by an object because of its position
Dutch potentiële energie
- potentiële energieenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Esperanto potenciala energio
- potenciala energioenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Estonian potentsiaalne energia
- potentsiaalne energiaenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Finnish potentiaalienergia
- potentiaalienergiaenergy possessed by an object because of its position
French énergie potentielle
- énergie potentielleenergy possessed by an object because of its position
German potentielle Energie, Lageenergie
- potentielle Energieenergy possessed by an object because of its position
- Lageenergieenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Greek δυναμική ενέργεια
- δυναμική ενέργεια (dynamikí enérgeia)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Hebrew אנרגיה פוטנציאלית
- אנרגיה פוטנציאליתenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Hindi स्थितिज ऊर्जा
- स्थितिज ऊर्जा (sthitij ūrjā)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Hungarian potenciális energia
- potenciális energiaenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Icelandic stöðuorka
- stöðuorkaenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Indonesian energi potensial, tenaga tempat
- energi potensialenergy possessed by an object because of its position
- tenaga tempatenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Irish fuinneamh poitéinsiúil
- fuinneamh poitéinsiúilenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Italian energia potenziale
- energia potenzialeenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Japanese 位置エネルギー, ポテンシャルエネルギー
- 位置エネルギー (ichi enerugī)energy possessed by an object because of its position
- ポテンシャルエネルギー (potensharu enerugī)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Korean 위치 에너지, 퍼텐셜 에너지
- 위치 에너지 (wichi eneoji)energy possessed by an object because of its position
- 퍼텐셜 에너지 (peotensyeol eneoji)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Latin energīa potentiālis
- energīa potentiālisenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Latvian potenciālā enerģija
- potenciālā enerģijaenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Lithuanian potencinė energija
- potencinė energijaenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Malay tenaga keupayaan
- tenaga keupayaanenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Māori pūngao moe
- pūngao moeenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Norwegian potensiell energi
- potensiell energienergy possessed by an object because of its position
Persian انرژی پتانسیل
- انرژی پتانسیلenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Polish energia potencjalna
- energia potencjalnaenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Portuguese energia potencial
- energia potencialenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Punjabi ਪੁਟੈਂਸ਼ਲ ਊਰਜਾ
- ਪੁਟੈਂਸ਼ਲ ਊਰਜਾ (puṭaĩśal ūrajā)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Romanian energie potențială
- energie potențialăenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Russian потенциа́льная эне́ргия
- потенциа́льная эне́ргия (potɛnciálʹnaja enɛ́rgija)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Slovak potenciálna energia
- potenciálna energiaenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Spanish energía potencial
- energía potencialenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Swedish potentiell energi, lägesenergi
- potentiell energienergy possessed by an object because of its position
- lägesenergienergy possessed by an object because of its position
Tagalog biniting kusog
- biniting kusogenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Thai พลังงานศักย์
- พลังงานศักย์ (pá-lang-ngaan-sàk)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Turkish potansiyel enerji
- potansiyel enerjienergy possessed by an object because of its position
Ukrainian потенціальна енергія
- потенціальна енергія (potencialʹna enerhija)energy possessed by an object because of its position
Vietnamese thế năng
- thế năngenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Welsh egni potensial
- egni potensialenergy possessed by an object because of its position
Cite this entry
APA
potential energy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potential%20energy
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“potential energy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potential%20energy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potential energy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potential%20energy.
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