Degradation of energy

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(Physics)

the transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available for doing work.

See also: Degradation

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Dissipation of energy			With a shot of the stun gun, the human body's electrical signal will be interrupted, there by resulting in sudden degradation of energy in the muscles. Self Defense with Stun Guns by Fabiola Castillo / Business community Previous investigations (Rossi and Braun 1996; Breuker and Braun 1998b; Chen and Braun 2001) used degradation of energy efficiency rating (EER) or coefficient of performance (COP) as an economic index and cooling capacity degradation as a comfort index for evaluating fault severity and FDD sensitivity. Economic evaluation of benefits associated with automated fault ... by Li, Haorong; Braun, James E. / ASHRAE Transactions Entropy is the measure of dissipation and degradation of energy. Thermodynamical aspects of age-related macular degenerations by Sradj, Nadim / Frontier Perspectives			Degenerationist degenerative degenerative arthritis degenerative disorder degenerative joint disease Degenerous Degenerously Degerm Degerminator deglaciation deglamorize deglamourize deglaze Deglazing Degloried deglutinate Deglutination deglutition Deglutitious Deglutitory deglycerolise deglycerolize degradability degradable degradation Degradation of energy degrade degraded Degradement degrader degrading degradingly degranulation Degras Degravation degrease degree degree Celsius degree centigrade degree day degree Fahrenheit Degree of a curve degree of a polynomial degree of a term degree of freedom Degree of latitude Degree of longitude degree of nuclear risk degree of risk degree program degree-day			deglutitory deglutitory deglycerolise deglycerolize Deglycosylated Ricin Toxin A Chain Deglycyrrhizinated licorice DEGM DEGMBE DeGolyer, Everette Lee Degomme Boccard Machines Outils DEGON Degos disease Degos' disease DEGP DEGR degradability degradability degradable degradable Degradable Intake Protein Degradable Starch Microsphere degradation degradation degradation degradation Degradation Category Rating Degradation Ceremony Degradation Conversion Factor degradation failure Degradation of Defense Radar Systems Degradation of energy Degradation of Polymers Degradation of Specification Requirements degradation product degradation recrystallization Degradation-Handoff degradations degradations degradations degradations degradative degradative degradative degradative degradative plasmid degrade degrade degrade degrade Degrade and Destroy Degrade, Disrupt, Deny Degrade, Disrupt, Deny, Destroy degraded degraded Degraded Being Degraded Core Coolability degraded illite Degraded Message Set Degraded Minute degraded person Degraded Routing Protocol

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