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Gibbs function

noun

  1. the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its enthalpy minus the product of its absolute temperture and entropy: a decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available exclusive of that due to pressure times volume change during a reversible, isothermal, isobaric process.

Gibbs function

/ ɡɪbz /

noun

  1. See Helmholtz function
    a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its enthalpy and the product of its temperature and its entropy. It is usually measured in joules Gesp USF Also calledGibbs free energyfree enthalpy Compare Helmholtz function

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gibbs function1

Named after J. W. Gibbs

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gibbs function1

C19: named after Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903), US physicist and mathematician

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