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ergal

ergal noun: potential energy; negative value of the force function.

Noun

ergal (plural ergals)

  1. (archaic) potential energy; negative value of the force function

Forms of ergal

pluralergals

Origin of ergal

Coined by Rudolf Clausius in 1870 (On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat), derived from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).

Questions about ergal

What does ergal mean?
Ergal means potential energy; negative value of the force function.
What part of speech is ergal?
Ergal is a noun.
What is the plural of ergal?
The plural of ergal is ergals.

Words near ergal in the dictionary

  1. Erfurt
  2. Erfurter
  3. Erfurters
  4. erg
  5. erga omnes
  6. ergal
  7. ergals
  8. Ergane
  9. ergasilid
  10. ergasilids
  11. ergasiomania

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