mechanocaloric

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adjective

Describing the production of heat by mechanical means, but especially the heating of liquid helium as some of it (the coldest atoms) escapes through minute pores.

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Meanings

adjectivemechanocaloric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesDescribing the production of heat by mechanical means, but especially the heating of liquid helium as some of it (the coldest atoms) escapes through minute pores.

Origin

From mechano- + caloric.

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Translations

Italian meccanocalorico
  • meccanocaloricoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

mechanocaloric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanocaloric

MLA

“mechanocaloric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanocaloric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanocaloric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanocaloric.

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