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Virial logo #21002• (n.) A certain function relating to a system of forces and their points of application, -- first used by Clausius in the investigation of problems in molecular physics.
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Virial

Virial logo #20972Vir'i·al noun [ Latin vis , viris , force.] (Physics) A certain function relating to a system of forces and their points of application, -- first used by Clausius in the investigation of problems in molecular physics.
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virial logo #21009virial 1. A certain function relating to a system of forces and their points of application, first used by Rudolf Clausius in the investigation of problems in molecular physics. 2. In physics, half the product of the stress due to the attraction or repulsion between two particles multiplied by the distance between them. Coined by the German mathe...
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