thermodynamics
noun
Simple meaning
The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈθɝmoʊdaɪˈnæmɪks
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Definition
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noun
physics
The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
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This meaning: The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
Used this way, thermodynamics is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Science
- Academic writing
- Technical/specialist writing
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Of or concerned with thermodynamics.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium.
A law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system.
A law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperature.
The fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes.
Law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero.
The law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
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