potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring)
the inherent capacity for coming into being
existing in possibility
expected to become or be; in prospect
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
able to adjust readily to different conditions
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
forceful exertion
enterprising or ambitious drive
an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
