In other words, it is energy in an object due to its motion or position, or both. In the 'open door' example above, I possess potential chemical energy (energy stored in me), and by lifting my hands to push the door, my action also had kinetic energy (energy in the motion of my hands).
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Trite. Trite is a spider genus of the Salticidae family. Most of the 18 described species occur in Australia and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reaching Rapa.
A salt or ester of tartaric acid. Classified under: Nouns denoting substances. Hypernyms (tartrate is a kind of...): salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of tartrate): antimony potassium tartrate; tartar emetic (a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine)