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• Thermodynamics — Ther mo*dy*nam ics, n. The science which treats of the mechanical action or relations of heat. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thermodynamics — (n.) theory of relationship between heat and mechanical energy, 1854, from adj. THERMODYNAMIC (Cf. thermodynamic); also see ICS (Cf. ics) …   Etymology dictionary

• thermodynamics — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of science concerned with the relations between heat and other forms of energy involved in physical and chemical processes. DERIVATIVES thermodynamic adjective thermodynamically adverb …   English terms dictionary

• thermodynamics — [thʉr΄mōdī nam′iks] n. [ THERMO + DYNAMICS] the branch of physics dealing with the transformation of heat to and from other forms of energy, and with the laws governing such conversions of energy …   English World dictionary

• Thermodynamics — Annotated color version of the original 1824 Carnot heat engine showing the hot body (boiler), working body (system, steam), and cold body (water), the letters labeled according to the stopping points in Carnot cycle …   Wikipedia

• thermodynamics — thermodynamicist, n. /therr moh duy nam iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties …   Universalium

• Thermodynamics of the universe — The thermodynamics of the universe is dictated by which form of energy dominates it relativistic particles which are referred to as radiation, or non relativistic particles which are referred to as matter. The former are particles whose rest mass …   Wikipedia

• Thermodynamics —   A study of the transformation of energy from one form to another, and its practical application.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary   see Law(s) of Thermodynamics.   ***   A study of the transformation… …   Energy terms

• thermodynamics of irreversible processes — negrįžtamųjų vyksmų termodinamika statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. irreversible thermodynamics; thermodynamics of irreversible processes vok. Thermodynamik der irreversiblen Prozesse, f rus. термодинамика необратимых процессов, f pranc …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• thermodynamics of reversible processes — grįžtamųjų vyksmų termodinamika statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. reversible thermodynamics; thermodynamics of reversible processes vok. Thermodynamik der reversiblen Prozesse, f rus. термодинамика обратимых процессов, f pranc.… …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• thermodynamics of equilibrium — noun the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑thermostatics • Hypernyms: ↑thermodynamics …   Useful english dictionary