Nernst

American  

[nairnst, nurnst, nernst] / nɛərnst, nɜrnst, nɛrnst /

noun

1. Walther Herman 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.

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Nernst British  

/ nɛrnst /

noun

1. Walther Hermann (ˈvaltər ˈhɛrman). 1864–1941, German physical chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics: Nobel prize for chemistry 1920

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Example Sentences

This device was able to exhibit a transverse thermoelectric effect significantly larger than that produced solely by existing magnetic materials capable of exhibiting the anomalous Nernst effect in the first-ever experimental demonstration of its kind.

From Science Daily

This result suggests that not only the electronic structure and composition of the material but also the design and control of the microstructure are important for enhancing the anomalous Nernst coefficient.

From Science Daily

One specific type, called topological magnets, is getting a lot of attention because they exhibit the anomalous Nernst effect.

From Science Daily

It was German physicist Walther Nernst who in 1910 suggested that Solvay fund a gathering where the world’s top physicists could discuss Solvay’s ideas.

From Washington Post

Gravity was not a pressing problem for Planck and Nernst; they were mainly interested in what Einstein could do for quantum physics.

From Nature