Definition of Energy level

1. Noun. A definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules. "According to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible"

Exact synonyms: Energy State
Generic synonyms: Energy, Free Energy

Definition of Energy level

1. Noun. (physics) any of the discrete stable energies that a quantum mechanical system (such as the electrons of an atom) can have ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Energy Level

energy-storing(a)
energy balance
energy bar
energy bubble
energy carrier
energy confinement time
energy coupling
energy crisis
energy crop
energy drink
energy drinks
energy expenditure
energy field
energy fields
energy intake
energy level (current term)
energy metabolism
energy meter
energy mix
energy obesity
energy of activation
energy of position
energy poverty
energy principle
energy replacement time
energy shot
energy shots
energy source
energy sources
energy state

Literary usage of Energy level

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"According to the Pauli exclusion principle, each energy level can be occupied by, at most, two electrons with their spins opposed. Suppose we begin filling ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The lowest triplet energy level of fluorene is lower than that of anthrone but ... Unfortunately, the energy level schemes are such that it is possible that ..."

3. Precision Spectroscopy, Diode Lasers, and Optical Frequency Measuredited by Leo Hollberg edited by Leo Hollberg (2000)
"We have further simplified the complicated cesium energy-level spectra to a closed ... Relevant cesium energy-level diagram showing the cascade two-photon ..."

4. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"To provide an energy level closer to the level of energy expended, ... The committee based its recommendation for energy level on the premise that, ..."

5. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"... it largely determines the energy level upon which man may exist in a given region, and we now know that much more than mere working ability is attached ..."

6. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"The greater the moisture content the longer the relaxation time and the higher the energy level of the molecules. Conversely, with a decrease in the ..."

7. Planet Geographyby Stephen Codrington by Stephen Codrington (2005)
"At the first energy level of the food chain, there is a large number of green plants. ... Mach stage in the food chain represents a higher energy level, ..."

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