Clausius

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklauziʊs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klou′zē əs)


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Clau•si•us  (klou′zē əs),USA pronunciation n. 
    Ru•dolf Jul•ius E•man•u•el  (ro̅o̅′dolf jo̅o̅l′yəs i man′yo̅o̅ əl; Ger. ro̅o̅′dôlf yo̅o̅′lē ŏŏs′ ā mä′no̅o̅ el′),USA pronunciation 1822–88, German mathematical physicist: pioneer in the field of thermodynamics.
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Clausius /German: ˈklauziʊs/ n
  1. Rudolf Julius ( ˈruːdɔlf ˈjuːliʊs ). 1822–88, German physicist and mathematician. He enunciated the second law of thermodynamics (1850) and developed the kinetic theory of gases
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