"ergonal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ergonal [comparative], most ergonal [superlative]
Etymology: From ergon (“work”) + -al (“pertaining to”), in analogy to thermal (“pertaining to heat”), coined by John Tyndall as "thermal and ergonal content" (1867, p. 357) in the translation of Rudolf Clausius' phrase Wärme- und Werkinhalt (1865). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ergon|-al|t1=work|t2=pertaining to}} ergon (“work”) + -al (“pertaining to”), {{coinage|en|John Tyndall|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by John Tyndall Head templates: {{en-adj}} ergonal (comparative more ergonal, superlative most ergonal)
  1. (thermodynamics) pertaining to mechanical work Wikipedia link: Rudolf Clausius Categories (topical): Thermodynamics Related terms: ergal, ergon, energy, entropy
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