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elastic potential energy

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elastic potential energy [i′las·tik pə¦ten·chəl ¦en·ər·jē]
(mechanics)
Capacity that a body has to do work by virtue of its deformation.
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When an insect lands, the outer surface of the leaves changes shape slightly, creating elastic potential energy, or stored energy due to being stretched.
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So the Flybar stores about four times the amount of elastic potential energy as the low-going pogo can.
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When Pierce tugs on his long lobes, the skin builds up elastic potential energy (stored energy due to being stretched).
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