enthalpy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛn.θəl.piː/
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-, “in”) + θάλπω (thálpō, “to warm”). Coined by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, but first used in print by J. P. Dalton in 1909 in a paper titled "Researches on the Joule-Kelvin-effect, especially at low temperatures".
Meanings
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(countable, physical, uncountable) A measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
H=U+pV, where H is enthalpy, U is internal energy, p is pressure, and V is volume.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enthalpies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
enthalpimetry · enthalpogram · enthalpy of vaporization · enthalpic
Relateds
Translations (32)
ru энтальпи́я (a measure of the heat content) · hi पूर्ण ऊष्मा (a measure of the heat content) · ca entalpia (a measure of the heat content) · da entalpi (a measure of the heat content) · pl zawartość cieplna (a measure of the heat content) · kk энтальпия (a measure of the heat content) · el ενθαλπία (a measure of the heat content) · vi entanpi (a measure of the heat content) · no entalpi (a measure of the heat content) · tr ısı kapsamı (a measure of the heat content) · mi hāwera (a measure of the heat content) · fi entalpia (a measure of the heat content) · pt entalpia (a measure of the heat content) · sv entalpi (a measure of the heat content) · pl entalpia (a measure of the heat content) · fr enthalpie (a measure of the heat content) · eu entalpia (a measure of the heat content) · id entalpi (a measure of the heat content) · th เอนทาลปี (a measure of the heat content) · hi एंथैल्पी (a measure of the heat content) · th เอนทัลปี (a measure of the heat content) · fa آنتالپی (a measure of the heat content) · cmn 焓 (a measure of the heat content) · eo entalpio (a measure of the heat content) · hu entalpia (a measure of the heat content) · de Enthalpie (a measure of the heat content) · km អង់តាល់ពី (a measure of the heat content) · tl sanginit (a measure of the heat content) · ja エンタルピー (a measure of the heat content) · tr entalpi (a measure of the heat content) · fi lämpösisältö (a measure of the heat content) · es entalpía (a measure of the heat content)