Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A thermodynamic function of a system, equivalent to the sum of the internal energy of the system plus the product of its volume multiplied by the pressure exerted on it by its surroundings.

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  • noun physics In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.

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  • noun (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek enthalpein, to heat in (en-, in; see en– + thalpein, to heat) + –y.]

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From Ancient Greek ἐνθάλπω ("to warm in").

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  • A physicist, stars in his eyes,

    Cried, “Love is a lovely surprise!

    The system’s enthalpy

    Is measurably paltry

    But, oh! How it does energize!”

    September 30, 2018