Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exergy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: ex-er-gy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The maximum fraction of an energy form which (in a reversible process) can be transformed into work is called exergy. The remaining part is called anergy, and this corresponds to the waste heat."

Etymology

The term "exergy" was coined in 1956 by Zoran Rant (1904–1972) from Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, away from”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐξ

Usage

Inflected Forms

exergies (plural)

Synonyms

free energy

Antonyms

anergy bound energy

Questions

What does exergy mean?: Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.
Where does exergy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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