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English
Etymology
Coined by Rudolf Clausius in 1870 (On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat), derived from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).[1]
Noun
ergal (plural ergals)
- (physics, archaic) potential energy; negative value of the force function[2]
References
- ^ Clausius, RJE (1870) “On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat”, in Philosophical Magazine (Series 4), volume 40, →DOI, pages 122–127
- ^ “ergal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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