Clausius

[ klou-zee-uh s ]

/ ˈklaʊ zi əs /

noun

Ru·dolf Jul·ius E·man·u·el

[roo-dolf jool-yuh s i-man-yoo-uh l; German roo-dawlf yoo-lee-oo s ey-mah-noo-el] /ˈru dɒlf ˈdʒul yəs ɪˈmæn yu əl; German ˈru dɔlf ˈyu liˌʊs eɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/, 1822–88, German mathematical physicist: pioneer in the field of thermodynamics.

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Examples from the Web for clausius

Carnot, Clausius, Thomson, and Rankine have all from different points of view been led to the same conclusion.
The Theistic Conception of the World|B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
If the process is not reversible, then expression , which Clausius calls entropy, increases.
Popular scientific lectures|Ernst Mach
Clausius had only to discard them as one lops off dead branches.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
The difference in conductivity between pure water and sulphuric acid is such a fact, mentioned by Clausius.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz

Will the two principles of Mayer and of Clausius assure to it foundations solid enough for it to last some time?
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for clausius

Clausius

/ (German ˈklauziʊs) /

noun

Rudolf Julius (ˈruːdɔlf ˈjuːliʊs). 1822–88, German physicist and mathematician. He enunciated the second law of thermodynamics (1850) and developed the kinetic theory of gases

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