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kinetic theory of heat

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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Nearby words

kinetic energy, kinetic friction, kinetic potential, kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases, kinetic theory of heat, kinetic theory of matter, kineticism, kinetics, kinetin, kineto-

Origin of kinetic theory of heat

First recorded in 1860–65

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019