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exergy

exergy noun: concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.

Noun

exergy (countable and uncountable, plural exergies)

  1. Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.
    • The maximum fraction of an energy form which (in a reversible process) can be transformed into work is called exergy. The remaining part is called anergy, and this corresponds to the waste heat.2002, J. Honerkamp, Statistical Physics, page 298
    Synonyms:
    free energy

exergy meaning in Tamil

exergy in Tamil

கிடைப்பாற்றல்

Synonyms of exergy

Antonyms

Forms of exergy

pluralexergies

Origin of exergy

The term "exergy" was coined in 1956 by Zoran Rant (1904–1972) from Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, away from”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Questions about exergy

What does exergy mean?
Exergy means concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.
What is exergy in Tamil?
Exergy in Tamil is கிடைப்பாற்றல். See Exergy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is exergy?
Exergy is a noun.
What is the plural of exergy?
The plural of exergy is exergies.

Words near exergy in the dictionary

  1. exergonicity
  2. exergonism
  3. exergual
  4. exergue
  5. exergues
  6. exergy
  7. exerkine
  8. exerkines
  9. exersize
  10. exersizing
  11. exert

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