Clausius

[ klou-zee-uhs ]

/ ˈklaʊ zi əs /

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noun

Ru·dolf Jul·ius E·man·u·el

[roo-dolf jool-yuhs i-man-yoo-uhl; German roo-dawlf yoo-lee-oos 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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Words nearby Clausius

Claudius I, Claudius II, claught, clause, Clausewitz, Clausius, Clausius cycle, clausthalite, claustral, claustrophobe, claustrophobia

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How to use Clausius in a sentence

I don’t suggest we can ever alter the facts that Thomson and Clausius first brought to light.
Time Flows Toward Order - Issue 93: Forerunners|Julian Barbour|December 2, 2020|Nautilus
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
Almost everything I have just said applies to the principle of Clausius.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

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
This paper, though subsequent to that of Clausius, is very different in character.
Lord Kelvin|Andrew Gray

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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