"Ehrenfest" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Ehrenfest
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Ehrenfest equation, Ehrenfest model, Ehrenfest paradox, Ehrenfest theorem, Ehrenfestian
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