rest energy

rest energy

noun Physics.
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.

Origin:
1935–40
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Rest energy is always a great word to know.
So is conduction. Does it mean:
the transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts
the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body
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rest energy   (rěst)  Pronunciation Key 
In Special Relativity, the energy corresponding to the rest mass of a body, equal to the rest mass multiplied by the speed of light squared. See more at mass-energy equivalence.
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