Definition of VIRIAL

virial

Meanings

Plural: virials

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to the interactive forces between molecules or particles.
  • Misspelling of viral.

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

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