English Explanatory Dictionary

Gibbs-Thomson effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The variations in vapor pressure or chemical potential across a curved surface or interface.

Word forms

Gibbs-Thomson effect Gibbs-Thomson effects

Etymology

Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs and J. J. Thomson.

Related words

Gibbs-Thomson equation
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