adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having an energy greater than 100,000 electron volts.
2. 2
   Producing a large amount of energy when reacting.
3. 3
   Vigorous, energetic, or dynamic.

Adjective

1. 1
   vigorously energetic or forceful wordnet
2. 2
   providing a relatively large amount of energy upon undergoing a chemical reaction wordnet
3. 3
   of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

high-octanehigh-powerhigh-poweredhigh-voltage

Example

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"Chandra records observations of the universe in the high-energy end of the electromagnetic spectrum."

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