energetics

[ en-er-jet-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of physics that deals with energy.

energetics

/ ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of science concerned with energy and its transformations

Other Words From

• ener·geti·cist noun
• en·er·ge·tis·tic [en-er-ji-, tis, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of energetics¹

First recorded in 1850–55; energetic, -ics

Example Sentences

"This new class of plasma oscillations can exhibit extraordinary features that open the door to innovative advancements in particle acceleration and fusion," says John Palastro, a senior scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and an associate professor at the Institute of Optics.

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"Machine learning is emerging as a powerful approach to construct various forms of transferable atomistic potentials utilizing regression algorithms. The overall goal of this project is to develop a machine learning method capable of predicting reaction energetics and rates for chemical processes with high accuracy, but with a very low computational cost," Isayev said.

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"Projections on the future abundance of fish species cannot be based only on the biology of the individuals," Lauder said, "we also need a fundamental understanding of collective movement that accounts for the interactions among the individuals within a group. Studying the energetics of aquatic locomotion under environmental constraints offers insight not only into highly conserved features of vertebrate physiology, but also into the inner workings of fluid dynamics principles and animal locomotion."

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Led by Hussein Aluie, an associate professor in the University of Rochester's Department of Mechanical Engineering and staff scientist at the University's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, the team reported their findings in Science Advances.

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Many years later, Ocobock, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of the Human Energetics Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame, found herself as a human biologist studying physiology and prehistoric evidence and discovering that many of these conceptions about early women and men weren't quite accurate.

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