P.E.

 Dictionary entry overview: What does P.E. mean? 

• P.E. (noun)
  The noun P.E. has 1 sense:

1. the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy

  Familiarity information: P.E. used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• P.E. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

P.E.; potential energy

Hypernyms ("P.E." is a kind of...):

mechanical energy (energy in a mechanical form)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "P.E."):

elastic energy; elastic potential energy (potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring))