: the difference between the kinetic energy and the potential energy of a dynamic system expressed as a function of the position coordinates and their time derivatives — called also Lagrangian function
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Physics.
the kinetic energy minus the potential energy in a system obeying the principle of conservation of energy. Symbol: L Also called Lagrangian function.
[1925-30]
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kinetic potential,
Physics. the difference between the kinetic energy and potential energy of a dynamic system; Lagrangian function.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.