virial
virial · virials
One-half of the product of the stress of attraction or repulsion with the distance…One-half of the product of the stress of attraction or repulsion with the distance between two particles.
Meaning
1 sensesOne-half of the product of the stress of attraction or repulsion with the distance between two particles.
Origin
From Latin vīs (vīs has a hidden "r" that shows in forms such as the genitive plural, vīriFrom Latin vīs (vīs has a hidden "r" that shows in forms such as the genitive plural, vīrium).
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