elastic energy
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- noun
- /ɪˈlæstɪk ˈɛnərdʒi/
- Specialized
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energía elástica
- The maximum elastic energy per unit mass that you can store in a spring is proportional to the material's Young's modulus, the square of the material's failure strain, and the inverse of its mass density.
- store elastic energy
The most efficient runners store and recover elastic energy in tuned springs.
- The most efficient runners store and recover elastic energy in tuned springs.
Examples
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In each instance, you are using a spring to store elastic energy.
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The most efficient runners store and recover elastic energy in tuned springs.
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The current work uses the same method and adds the elastic energy contribution to the total free energy of the system.
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Applications requiring long-term, low-leakage energy storage are also good candidates for this elastic energy storage technology.
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The stiffness of a thermosetting resin is usually characterized by storage modulus, which shows the ability to store elastic energy.
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Elastic energy deforms the particles and changes their equilibrium shapes without remarkably affecting the grain morphology.
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Different phases or components in a material have different elastic properties, and hence, the stresses experienced by each component vary, leading to different elastic energy contributions from each phase.
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When you compress a spring, you increase its elastic energy, which can be released when it returns to its original shape.
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In sports, athletes often utilize elastic energy in their movements to enhance performance, such as while jumping or sprinting.
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The potential elastic energy stored in the rubber band allows it to quickly snap back to its original length after being stretched.
Synonyms
Stored power in something when it is stretched or squashed, like a spring
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase's meaning ('potential energy stored in a deformed elastic object') is directly and transparently derived from combining 'elastic' (springs back after deformation) with 'energy' (power or capacity to do work). This adjective+noun composition is regular in English and mirrored in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The noun elastic energy comes from the image of something elastic—a spring or rubber band—that is stretched or squeezed and keeps energy inside. When you let it go, the stored energy is released, so elastic energy means the energy held in a stretched or compressed object.