kinetic potential

noun Physics.

the kinetic energy minus the potential energy in a system obeying the principle of conservation of energy. Symbol: L
Also called Lagrangian function.

Origin of kinetic potential

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby kinetic potential

kinetheodolite, kinetic, kinetic art, kinetic energy, kinetic friction, kinetic potential, kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases, kinetic theory of heat, kinetic theory of matter, kineticism