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energy source

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A source from which useful energy can be extracted or recovered either directly or by means of a conversion or transformation process (e.g. solid fuels, liquid fuels, solar energy, biomass, etc.)

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  • Crimean Tatar: quvet menbası — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Danish: energikilde — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Dutch: energiebron — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Finnish: energianlähde — source from which energy can be extracted
  • German: Energiequelle — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Hungarian: energiaforrás — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Italian: fonte di energia — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Italian: fonte energetica — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Norwegian Bokmål: energikilde — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Spanish: fuente de energía — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Swedish: energikälla — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Ukrainian: джерело́ ене́ргії (džereló enérhiji) — source from which energy can be extracted
  • Ukrainian: енергоджерело́ (enerhodžereló) — source from which energy can be extracted