"disgregation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disgregations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin disgregātiō, from dis- (“apart”) + grex (“flock”). The thermodynamics sense was introduced in 1862 by German physicist Rudolf Clausius in his formulation of what is now called the second law of thermodynamics. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|disgregātiō}} Latin disgregātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disgregation (countable and uncountable, plural disgregations)
  1. Separation; scattering. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-disgregation-en-noun-TSjE7MHN
  2. (thermodynamics, obsolete or historical) A measure of the separation of the particles of a system; an early formulation of entropy. Tags: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Thermodynamics
    Sense id: en-disgregation-en-noun-uqsP0Mzd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics

Inflected forms

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