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1. ((used with a sing. v.)) thermodynamics
the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other.
Etymology: (1850–55)
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1. (noun) thermodynamics
the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
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1. (noun) thermodynamics
the science which treats of the mechanical action or relations of heat
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1. thermodynamics
A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed)
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