thermodynamic

[ thur-moh-dahy-nam-ik ]

/ ˌθɜr moʊ daɪˈnæm ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to thermodynamics.

using or producing heat.

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Sometimes ther·mo·dy·nam·i·cal .

Origin of thermodynamic

First recorded in 1840–50; thermo- + dynamic

OTHER WORDS FROM thermodynamic

ther·mo·dy·nam·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby thermodynamic

thermocouple, thermocurrent, thermodiffusion, thermoduric, thermodynam., thermodynamic, thermodynamic equilibrium, thermodynamics, thermodynamic system, thermodynamic temperature, thermoelastic

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How to use thermodynamic in a sentence

Ultimately, according to our best understanding of thermodynamics, the universe will end as a cold, high-entropy soup.
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The one law of physics that virtually all scientists believe will never be found to be wrong is the second law of thermodynamics.
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Parent got the wrong answer, but nevertheless laid the groundwork for the second law of thermodynamics.
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Working out these speeds involves getting deep into thermodynamics, which isn’t practical.
How special relativity can help AI predict the future|Will Heaven|August 28, 2020|MIT Technology Review

One feature about them, first noted by physicist Jacob Beckenstein, that is taken as a fundamental clue, is that their energy exchanges with the exterior are ruled by laws that seem identical to those of the thermodynamics.
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The whole study of thermodynamic equilibrium has been reduced by the French mathematical school to a question of probability.
A Librarian's Open Shelf|Arthur E. Bostwick
But then the source provided by the thermodynamic view just stated had ceased to exist.
Lord Kelvin|Andrew Gray
In regard to thermal effects we can obtain some indications from general thermodynamic theory.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2|Various
A certain assignment of value to it gave, as we shall see, Thomson's famous absolute thermodynamic scale of temperature.
Lord Kelvin|Andrew Gray
At present we consider some of the thermodynamic relations of the properties of bodies arrived at by Thomson.
Lord Kelvin|Andrew Gray

British Dictionary definitions for thermodynamic

thermodynamic

thermodynamical

/ (ˌθɜːməʊdaɪˈnæmɪk) /

adjective

of or concerned with thermodynamics

determined by or obeying the laws of thermodynamics

Derived forms of thermodynamic

thermodynamically, adverb

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