energetics

noun plural but singular in construction en·er·get·ics \-tiks\

Definition of ENERGETICS

: a branch of mechanics that deals primarily with energy and its transformations

: the total energy relations and transformations of a physical, chemical, or biological system <the energetics of an ecological community>

1855

Medical Dictionary

noun plural but singular in construction en·er·get·ics \-iks\

: a branch of physics that deals primarily with energy and its transformations

: the total energy relations and transformations of a physical, chemical, or biological system <energetics of muscular contraction>

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