ergal

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English

Etymology

Coined by Rudolf Clausius in 1870 (On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat), derived from the Greek word ἔργον (érgon). [1]

Noun

ergal (plural ergals)

  1. (physics, dated) potential energy; negative value of the force function

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ergal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

References

  1. ^ Clausius, RJE (1870) “On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat”, in Philosophical Magazine (Series 4), volume 40, →DOI, pages 122–127

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