anergy
noun/ˈænə(ɹ)dʒi/
Etymology From New Latin anergia, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not, without”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work; bound energy
- 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.2002, J. Honerkamp, Statistical Physics, page 298:
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Immunology, Medicine, Sciences Lack of immunity to an antigen.
- Antonyms
- exergy, free energy, synergy
- Derived terms
- anergic, anergistic
- Hypernyms
- internal energy
- Coordinate terms
- dissipation, entropy
- Holonyms
- heat
- Meronyms
- equilibrium