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Ehrenfest equation

Ehrenfest equation noun: any of a group of equations that describe changes in specific heat capacity and derivatives of specific volume in second-order phase transitions.

Noun

Ehrenfest equation (plural Ehrenfest equations)

  1. Any of a group of equations that describe changes in specific heat capacity and derivatives of specific volume in second-order phase transitions.

Forms of Ehrenfest equation

pluralEhrenfest equations

Origin of Ehrenfest equation

Named after Paul Ehrenfest.

Questions about Ehrenfest equation

What does Ehrenfest equation mean?
Ehrenfest equation means any of a group of equations that describe changes in specific heat capacity and derivatives of specific volume in second-order phase transitions.
What part of speech is Ehrenfest equation?
Ehrenfest equation is a noun.
What is the plural of Ehrenfest equation?
The plural of Ehrenfest equation is Ehrenfest equations.

Words near Ehrenfest equation in the dictionary

  1. Ehrenberg
  2. Ehrenberg-Siday-Aharonov-Bohm effect
  3. Ehrenbergian
  4. Ehrenbergs
  5. Ehrenfest
  6. Ehrenfest equation
  7. Ehrenfest equations
  8. Ehrenfest model
  9. Ehrenfest models
  10. Ehrenfest paradox
  11. Ehrenfest theorem

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