enthalpy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνθάλπω (enthálpō, “to warm in”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛn.θəl.piː/
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Noun

enthalpy (countable and uncountable, plural enthalpies)

  1. (physics, chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
    , where H is enthalpy, U is internal energy, p is pressure, and V is volume.

Translations

a measure of the heat content

See also

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