English Explanatory Dictionary

virial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the interactive forces between molecules or particles.
noun
  1. One-half of the product of the stress of attraction or repulsion with the distance between two particles.
adj
  1. Misspelling of viral.

Word forms

virial virials

Etymology

From Latin vīs (vīs has a hidden "r" that shows in forms such as the genitive plural, vīrium).

Related words

vis vim

Derived words

virial coefficient virial theorem virialize virialization
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