WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
kinet′ic poten′tial, [Physics.]
  1. Physicsthe kinetic energy minus the potential energy in a system obeying the principle of conservation of energy. Symbol: L  Also called Lagrangian function. 
  • 1925–30

'kinetic potential' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
L, l - Lagrangian function

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