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countable and uncountable, plural coldnesses
The relative lack of heat. examples
The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures. examples
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness. examples
(physics) The reciprocal of absolute temperature. quotations examples
The coldness is the reciprocal of absolute temperature.
1969, W. A. Day, Morton E. Gurtin, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, volume 33, number 1, Springer, pages 26–32
(article title) The coldness, a universal function in thermoelastic bodies.
1971, Ingo Müller, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, volume 41, number 5, Springer, pages 319–332
This function will be called the coldness, its equilibrium value will be the reciprocal of absolute temperature.
1972, Ingo Müller, Entropy, Absolute Temperature, and Coldness in Thermodynamics: Boundary Conditions in Porous Materials Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, Springer-Verlag, Wein GMBH, page 3
(article title) Coldness and Temperature.
1975, J. Meixner, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, volume 57, number 3, Springer, pages 281–290
α is called the affinity, β the inverse temperature or coldness, and γ the free expansion coefficient.
1995, Claude Garrod, Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Oxford University Press, page 111