Definition of Mass energy

1. Noun. (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy.

Generic synonyms: Mass
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics

Definition of Mass energy

1. Noun. (physics) The energy present in an object because of its mass ¹

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Literary usage of Mass energy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Popular Science Monthly (1912)
"If we knew the relation between mass energy and radiant energy, ... For example, if the mass energy of a star is on the average (10)12 times its radiant ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... cold and would fly out into space with a dynamic mass-energy precisely equal and, in fact, with the identical energy at first displayed as molecular. ..."

3. The Principles of Physics by Alfred Payson Gage, Arthur Willis Goodspeed (1907)
"It is observed that in each case heat is generated at the expense of work or mass energy; ie mans entry;/ destroyed becomes ..."

4. The Origin and Its Meaning: On the Origin of the Universe and Its Mechanics by Roger Ellman (2004)
"They have negative separation energy; that is, the total mass / energy of the nucleus is not large enough to make up any set of decay products whatsoever. ..."

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