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.
Lethargic is to vital as trite is to original.. Lethargic means lazy, whereas vital means full of life. Trite means copycat, and the opposite of copycat is original.. Trite can also mean clichÃ©, tired or overplayed. Continue Reading.