NOUN | attribute | enthalpy, heat content, total heat, H | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure |
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Meaning | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure. | |
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Example | "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work" | |
Synonyms | heat content, total heat, H | |
Category | thermodynamics | The branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy |
Broader | physical property | Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
Spanish | entalpía | |
Catalan | entalpia |
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