Definition of Lars Onsager

1. Noun. United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976).

Exact synonyms: Onsager
Generic synonyms: Chemist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lars Onsager

Larkinian
Larmor frequency
Larmor precession
Larodopa
Laron type dwarfism
Larotid
Larousse
Laroyenne's operation
Larrea
Larrea tridentata
Larrey's amputation
Larrey's cleft
Larrey-Weil disease
Larry
Lars
Lars Onsager (current term)
Larus
Larus argentatus
Larus canus
Larus marinus
Larus ridibundus
Larvacea
Las Cruces
Las Vegas
Las Vegas algorithm
Lasa
Lascar
Lascaux
Lasegue

Literary usage of Lars Onsager

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph S. Fruton (1990)
"... not for their conductance, and was later subjected to critical study by many investigators, notably Charles August Kraus [1875-1967] and Lars Onsager ..."

2. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"... John Goodenough, Lars Onsager, Richard Roberts, and Francis Schmitt. Drs. Norman Davidson, Joel Elkes, William Phillips, and Albert Rubin were present ..."

3. Spatial Statistics and Imagingby Antonio Possolo by Antonio Possolo (1991)
"The well-deserved notoriety that Lars Onsager derived from the exact solution, announced in 1942, of a special case of the two-dimensional Lenz-Ising model, ..."

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