mechanocaloric effect

noun

mech·​a·​no·​caloric effect

¦mekəˌnō+-

: a change of temperature by produced mechanical means

specifically : a fluctuation in liquid helium II at the point where the capillary film emerges from the parent liquid compare superfluid

Word History

Etymology

mechan- + caloric

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