adj
Meaning 1
mass-to-energy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Mass-energy conversion occurs during nuclear fusion and fission.
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Standard Lemma guide
mass-energy
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noun
Meaning 2
Mass and energy as a unified concept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- Whereas in classical physics mass and energy are distinct concepts, on relativistic scales, they become indistinguishable and are replaced by mass-energy.
- In higher-energy physics, mass and energy eventually become meaningless as individual concepts; a particle's so-called "mass" is actually mass-energy and is often given equivalently in units of either mass (GeV/c2) or energy (GeV).
- For equations normalized with Planck units, the quantities of mass and energy become numerically identical, revealing their true nature as mass-energy.
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noun
Meaning 3
The energy associated with any given mass according to special relativity, E = mc2.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: also spelled mass energy
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History
Etymology
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