Associations to the word «Virial»

Wiktionary

VIRIAL, adjective. (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the interactive forces between molecules or particles
VIRIAL, noun. (mechanics) Half of the product of the stress of attraction or repulsion with the distance between two particles.
VIRIAL, adjective. Misspelling of viral.
VIRIAL THEOREM, noun. (physics) A theorem in mechanics showing the relationship between the kinetic energy of a system to the virial of Clausius.

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