ergonal

English

Etymology

From ergon (“work”) +‎ -al (“pertaining to”), in analogy to thermal (“pertaining to heat”), coined by John Tyndall as "thermal and ergonal content" (1867, p. 357) in the translation of Rudolf Clausius' phrase Wärme- und Werkinhalt (1865).

Adjective

ergonal (comparative more ergonal, superlative most ergonal)

1. (thermodynamics) pertaining to mechanical work

Antonyms

• thermal

Related terms

• ergal
• ergon
• energy
• entropy

Anagrams

• longear, Lagrone, Grenola, Langreo