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Definition: High-energy |
High-energyAdjective1. Of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts. 2. Vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "high-energy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
Synonyms: High-energySynonyms: high-octane (adj), high-power (adj), high-powered (adj), high-voltage (adj). (additional references) |
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Mass Spectrometers produce high-energy electrons which break up the molecules for use in identifying substances. Credit: CDC. | ![]() | This is an image that shows Barren Island after the restoration work was completed. Dredge material was placed to support the planting. The planting was conducted to allow the marsh to fill in and establish itself before the geotube disintegrated. Prior to the restoration, this area was a high-energy shallow water environment. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | |
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Health | During the surgery, your doctor will aim a high-energy beam of light directly onto the damaged blood vessels. (references) | |
Radiation therapy, in which high-energy rays are aimed at the plaque, has also been used. Like some of the chemical treatments, radiation appears to reduce pain, but it has no effect at all on the plaque itself and can cause unwelcome side effects. (references) | ||
As you sit facing the laser machine, your eye care professional will hold a special lens to your eye. A high-energy beam of light is aimed at the lens and reflected onto the meshwork inside your eye. You may see flashes of bright green or red light. (references) | ||
Business | The majority of this resource is comprised of fossil fuel. The Korean economy's vulnerability to crises in oil has attributed to a lopsided energy industry, which leans heavily towards high-energy consumption sectors, such as steel making and petrochemicals. (references) | |
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Bob Barker | We want high-energy contestants, not necessarily. We want people who are in a good mood. They can be funny and fun quietly. They don't have to jump up and down and scream. If that comes natural for them, do it. |
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| "High-energy" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 93.02% of the time. "High-energy" is used about 43 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 93.02% | 40 | 54,274 |
| Noun (singular) | 6.98% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 43 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "high-energy": High-Energy Shock Waves. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "high-energy": high-energy-using. | |
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| Language | Translations for "high-energy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | hoejenergifysik (high-energy physics), højkraft laser (high-energy laser), injektion af hoejenergetiske atomer (injecting high-energy atoms), energirig binding (high-energy bond), efter elektronaktivering af stoevet maales elektronemissionen ved hjaelp af energirig straaling (the measurement of the exo-electron emission after electronic excitation of dust by high-energy radiation). (various references) | |
Dutch | hoge-energiefysica (high-energy physics), hoge-energie laser (high-energy laser), meting van de emissie van exo-elektronen na excitatie van het stof met hoog-energetische straling (the measurement of the exo-electron emission after electronic excitation of dust by high-energy radiation), inschieten van atomen met hoge energie (injecting high-energy atoms), injectie van hoogenergetische atomen (injecting high-energy atoms). (various references) | |
French | physique des hautes énergies (High Energy Physics, high-energy physics), mesure de l'émission exoélectronique après excitation électronique des poussières au moyen d'un rayonnement de haute énergie (the measurement of the exo-electron emission after electronic excitation of dust by high-energy radiation), liaison riche en énergie (high-energy bond), laser de haute énergie (high-energy laser), injection d'atomes haute énergie (injecting high-energy atoms). (various references) | |
German | Hochenergiephysik (high-energy physics), Hochenergielaser (high-energy laser), Messung der Exoelektronenemission nach Elektronenanregung der Staeube mit energiereicher Strahlung (the measurement of the exo-electron emission after electronic excitation of dust by high-energy radiation), Injektion sehr energiereicher Atomen (injecting high-energy atoms), energiereiche Bindung (high-energy bond). (various references) | |
Greek | βιοχημική ένωση μεγάλης ενέργειας (high-energy bond), μέτρηση της εξω-ηλεκτρονικής εκπομπής κατόπιν ηλεκτρονικής διέγερσης της κόνεως με ακτινοβολία υψηλής ενέργειας (the measurement of the exo-electron emission after electronic excitation of dust by high-energy radiation), φυσική υψηλών ενεργειών (high-energy physics), λέηζερ υψηλής ενέργειας (high-energy laser). (various references) | |
Italian | misurazione dell'emissione di esoelettroni dopo che le polveri sono state sottoposte ad eccitazione elettronica con radiazione a forte energia (the measurement of the exo-electron emission after electronic excitation of dust by high-energy radiation), laser ad alta energia (high-energy laser), iniezione di atomi ad alta energia (injecting high-energy atoms), fisica delle alte energie (high-energy physics). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | igh-energyhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | medição da emissão exoelectrónica após a excitação electrónica das poeiras por meio de radiação de alta energia (the measurement of the exo-electron emission after electronic excitation of dust by high-energy radiation), ligação rica em energia (high-energy bond), física de alta energia (high-energy physics). (various references) | |
Spanish | Medida de la emisión exoelectrónica después de excitación electrónica del polvo por medio de una radiación de alta energía. (the measurement of the exo-electron emission after electronic excitation of dust by high-energy radiation), física de alta energía (high-energy physics). (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-g-g-h-h-i-n-r-y" | |
-3 letters: gingery, greeing, greyhen, greying, hygiene, rehinge. | |
-4 letters: energy, eyeing, geeing, ginger, greeny, greige, gyrene, gyring, herein, higher, hinger, inhere, nigher. | |
-5 letters: egger, eying, eyrie, genie, genre, gighe, green, heigh, henry, hinge, hying, neigh, reign, renig. | |
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