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Gibbs-Thomson effect

Gibbs-Thomson effect noun: the variations in vapor pressure or chemical potential across a curved surface or interface.

Noun

Gibbs-Thomson effect (plural Gibbs-Thomson effects)

  1. The variations in vapor pressure or chemical potential across a curved surface or interface.

Forms of Gibbs-Thomson effect

pluralGibbs-Thomson effects

Origin of Gibbs-Thomson effect

Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs and J. J. Thomson.

Questions about Gibbs-Thomson effect

What does Gibbs-Thomson effect mean?
Gibbs-Thomson effect means the variations in vapor pressure or chemical potential across a curved surface or interface.
What part of speech is Gibbs-Thomson effect?
Gibbs-Thomson effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Gibbs-Thomson effect?
The plural of Gibbs-Thomson effect is Gibbs-Thomson effects.

Words near Gibbs-Thomson effect in the dictionary

  1. Gibbs-Donnan effect
  2. Gibbs-Donnan effects
  3. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
  4. Gibbs-Marangoni effect
  5. Gibbs-Marangoni effects
  6. Gibbs-Thomson effect
  7. Gibbs-Thomson effects
  8. Gibbs-Thomson equation
  9. Gibbs-Thomson equations
  10. gibbsite
  11. gibbsites

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