energy level

noun

a comparative level of capacity for vigorous activity:

The child has a high energy level.

Also called energy state. Physics. one of a quantized series of states in which matter may exist, each having constant energy and separated from others in the series by finite quantities of energy.

Origin

1905-10

Examples from the web for energy level

When voltage is applied, the polymer's electrons are raised to a higher energy level.
The light excites the electrons to a higher energy level.
It generally does not interact with matter due to its low energy level, but it does interact a small amount with photons.
My energy level came back, my blood pressure returned to normal, and my cholesterol levels plummeted.
Early in the second half, our energy level was coming down.
Its possible an instability has formed in the energy level, possibly due to pressure building up from another source.
Exercise also increases the body's energy level, lowers tension, and improves your ability to handle stress.
It say there that photons are emitted one electron moved from one higher energy level to a lower energy level.
Heating the material produces phonons which stimulate another transition to another energy level.
The activities that require high energy level were more problematic for performance.

British Dictionary definitions for energy level

energy level

noun (physics)

a constant value of energy in the distribution of energies among a number of atomic particles

the energy of a quantum state of a system. The terms energy level and energy state are often used loosely to mean quantum state. This is avoided in precise communication

energy level in Science

energy level
One of a set of states of a physical system associated with a range of energies. Electrons in an atom, for example, can shift between the different energy levels corresponding to orbitals in different shells. Also called energy state.

Encyclopedia Article for energy level

eigenstate

in physics, any discrete value from a set of values of total energy for a subatomic particle confined by a force to a limited space or for a system of such particles, such as an atom or a nucleus. A particular hydrogen atom, for example, may exist in any of several configurations, each having a different energy. These energy states, in their essentials, remain fixed and are referred to as stationary states.

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