Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

virial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: viri-al
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the interactive forces between molecules or particles.

noun

One-half of the product of the stress of attraction or repulsion with the distance between two particles.

adj

Misspelling of viral.

Example Sentences

"The quantity 1/2 Rr, or half the product of the attraction into the distance across which the attraction is exerted, is defined by Clausis [Prof. Clausis of Bonn] as the virial of the attraction. (In the case of pressure or repulsion, the virial is negative.)"

Etymology

From Latin vīs (vīs has a hidden "r" that shows in forms such as the genitive plural, vīrium).

Inflected Forms

virials (plural)

Derived Forms

subvirial supervirial virialization virialize

Phrases

virial coefficient virial theorem

Frequently Paired Words

vis vim

Questions

What does virial mean?: Of or pertaining to the interactive forces between molecules or particles.
Where does virial come from?: From Latin vīs (vīs has a hidden "r" that shows in forms such as the genitive plural, vīrium).

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