Ergal

noun

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Noun

1
potential energy; negative value of the force function archaic

Synonyms

dynamism force intensity potency power strength

Etymology

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

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