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kinetic energy
1. When something moves, it is said to have kinetic energy.
2. The energy that a moving body possesses because of its motion, dependent on its mass and the rate at which it is moving; equal to 1/2 mv2, where m is mass and v is velocity.
To make a moving car stop, all its kinetic energy must be converted into other forms by heating up the brakes, for example.
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