Energy
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/
- US IPA: /ˈɛnɚd͡ʒi/
Origin
From Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek á¼Î½ÎÏγεια (energeia, "action, act, work"), from á¼Î½ÎµÏγός (energos, "active"), from á¼Î½ (en, "in") + á¼”Ïγον (ergon, "work").
Full definition of energy
Noun
energy
(plural energies)- The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- 2013-06-01, Ideas coming down the track, A “moving platform†scheme...is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails....This set-up solves several problems …. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?
- The capacity to do work.
- (physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.Units:
- SI: joule (J), kilowatt-hour (kW·h)CGS: erg (erg)Customary: foot-pound-force, calorie, kilocalorie (i.e. dietary calories), BTU, liter-atmosphere, ton of TNT
- (New Age jargon) An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe, a feeling, an impression.
- 2004, Phylameana L. Desy, The Everything Reiki Book, Body, Mind & Spirit, p. 130Reiki, much like prayer, is a personal exercise that can easily convert negative energy into positive energy.
- 2009, Christopher Johns, Becoming a Reflective Practitioner, John Wiley & Sons, p. 15Negative feelings can be worked through and their energy converted into positive energy... In crisis, normal patterns of self-organization fail, resulting in anxiety (negative energy). Being open systems, people can exchange this energy with the environment and create positive energy for taking action based on a reorganisation of self as necessary to resolve the crisis and emerge at a higher level of consciousness; that is, until the next crisis.
- 2011, Anne Jones, Healing Negative Energies, Hachette, p. 118If you have been badly affected by negative energy a salt bath is wonderful for clearing and cleansing yourself... Salt attracts negative energy and will draw it away from you.