Secretary of Energy Energy Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Energy, the post of Energy Secretary was created in |
waste of effort waste of energy | a useless effort |
atom bomb atomic bomb A-bomb fission bomb plutonium bomb | a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium or plutonium ) |
atomic clock | a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules |
atomic cocktail | an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer |
atomic pile atomic reactor pile chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
atomic warhead nuclear warhead thermonuclear warhead nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
nuclear weapon atomic weapon | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
wind farm wind park wind energy facility | a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity |
energy muscularity vigor vigour vim | an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing), his writing conveys great energy, a remarkable muscularity of style |
energy push get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
atomic mass atomic weight relative atomic mass | (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units |
mass energy | (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy |
energy vigor vigour zip | forceful exertion, he plays tennis with great energy, he's full of zip |
mass-energy equivalence | (physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy |
nuclear physics atomic physics nucleonics | the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei |
particle physics high-energy physics high energy physics | the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions |
atomism atomic theory atomist theory atomistic theory | (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles, the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe |
atomic theory | a theory of the structure of the atom |
conservation of energy law of conservation of energy first law of thermodynamics | the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes |
nuclear explosion atomic explosion | the explosion of an atomic bomb |
Atomic Energy Commission AEC | a former executive agency (from to ) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States |
Department of Energy Energy Department Energy DOE | the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States, created in |
Department of Energy Intelligence DOEI | an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community |
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA | the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy |
psychic energy mental energy | an actuating force or factor |
libidinal energy | (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido |
Secretary of Energy Energy Secretary | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy, the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter |
activation energy energy of activation | the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur, catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction |
alternative energy | energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment |
atomic energy nuclear energy | the energy released by a nuclear reaction |
atomic power nuclear power | nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use) |
atomic spectrum | (physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom, the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element |
binding energy separation energy | the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus, equals the mass defect |
chemical energy | that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction |
elastic energy elastic potential energy | potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) |
electricity electrical energy | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor, they built a car that runs on electricity |
energy | any source of usable power, the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy |
energy free energy | (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work, the units of energy are joules or ergs, energy can take a wide variety of forms |
energy level energy state | a definite stable energy that a physical system can have, used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules, according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible |
rest energy | the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference, equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light |
heat heat energy | a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature |
geothermal energy | energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth |
kinetic energy K.E. | the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion |
luminous energy | the energy associated with visible light |
mechanical energy | energy in a mechanical form |
potential energy P.E. | the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position, stored energy |
radiant energy | energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation, energy that exists in the absence of matter |
solar energy solar power | energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy, the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy |
atomic number | the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements, equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element |