energetics

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Noun

energetics (uncountable)

1. (physics, chemistry) The field of study focused on the flow and transformation of energy.
2. The flow and transformation of energy within a specific system or device.
3. Energetic (vigorous, active) behavior or character.
   • 1982 December 11, Andrea Loewenstein, “The Joys of Community or Holiday-itis Strikes Back”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 21, page 7:

     Back and forth, forth and back, in this endless treadle. How far she felt from the psychic energetics exhibited by a pair of youngsters in the fast lane.

Derived terms

• bioenergetics
• ethnoenergetics
• mechanoenergetics
• neuroenergetics
• psychoenergetics

 

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