kinetic theory of heat

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noun Physics.

a theory that the temperature of a body is determined by the average kinetic energy of its particles and that an inflow of heat increases this energy.

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Origin of kinetic theory of heat

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby kinetic theory of heat

kineticism, kinetic potential, kinetics, kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases, kinetic theory of heat, kinetic theory of matter, kinetin, kineto-, kinetochore, kinetograph