potential energy
energy held by an object because of its position relative to other objects or stresses within itself, rather than its velocity
en-GB/pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈɛnəd͡ʒɪ/
en-US/pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈɛnɚd͡ʒi/
energy held by an object because of its position relative to other objects or stresses within itself, rather than its velocity