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rest energy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The energy of the mass component of a body at rest; equal to the product of its rest mass and the square of the speed of light

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: energy, free energy

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  • Danish: hvileenergi — rest energy