geopotential
geopotential · geopotentials
The work that must be done at a given altitude in raising a unit mass from sea level…The work that must be done at a given altitude in raising a unit mass from sea level to that altitude against the earth's gravitational field.
Meaning
1 sensesThe work that must be done at a given altitude in raising a unit mass from sea level to that altitude against the earth's gravitational field.
Forms
plural: geopotentials| Singular | geopotential |
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Word family
3 related wordsDerivedgeopotential height
See also
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