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energetics

energetics

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Study of how energy moves and changes in objects and living things
  • noun
  • /ˌɛnərˈdʒɛtɪks/
  • Specialized
: energética
  • The energetics of the massive gas layers expelled from the star are subtle but very important.
  • foraging energetics
  • energetics studies

One of them is lipid metabolism, one of them is immune cell function, one of them is neuronal energetics.

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Examples

  • However, there are some differences in the energetics between the two states.

    Academic text (2001)

  • His scientific interests have centered on the physiology, energetics, and morphogenesis of microorganisms.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Now let's let's look at the energetics that are involved in this.

  • And this is absolute gold dust for us because it allows us to make sense of the the energetics of this behavior.

  • Chapter 4 presents a bird's-eye view of energetics, the gene, and protein synthesis.

    Academic text (2003)

  • A key aim of many studies of lactating phocids is to track the energetics of reproduction.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Similarly, the effects of dispersed prey fields on Steller sea lion foraging energetics are unknown.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Like Keeton, Curtis emphasized energetics at both the cellular and ecological levels, and she presented the distinction between autotrophs and heterotrophs as fundamental.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Fleming's energetics studies suggest that 100,000 bats migrating from Jalisco to Sonora require 16.6 million cactus flowers.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The scientists conducted research to understand the energetics involved in chemical reactions.

Surface Forms

energetics singular
energetics plural

Morphology

energetics = energetic (semi-transparent) = energet + ics

The formation from 'energetic' plus the discipline-forming suffix '-ics' is predictable, but the stem alternation (energy → energet-) and the academic suffix make the pattern slightly non-obvious to lower-level learners.

Etymology

Energetics comes from the Greek root energeia, meaning 'activity' or 'work', and it shares the same root as the everyday word energy. So energetics is the study of how energy moves and changes in things like chemicals, machines, or living bodies.