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English to English noun
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(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs |  | Example: energy can take a wide variety of forms
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forceful exertion |  | Example: he plays tennis with great energy he's full of zip
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enterprising or ambitious drive |  | Example: Europeans often laugh at American energy
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an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) |  | Example: his writing conveys great energy a remarkable muscularity of style
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a healthy capacity for vigorous activity |  | Example: jogging works off my excess energy he seemed full of vim and vigor
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any source of usable power |  | Example: the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy
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the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 |  | source: wordnet30
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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