thermodynamic

[ thur-moh-dahy-nam-ik ]

/ ˌθɜr moʊ daɪˈnæm ɪk /

adjective

using or producing heat.

Nearby words

thermocouple, thermocurrent, thermodiffusion, thermoduric, thermodynam., thermodynamic, thermodynamic equilibrium, thermodynamic system, thermodynamic temperature, thermodynamic theory of narcosis, thermodynamics

Sometimes ther·mo·dy·nam·i·cal.

Origin of thermodynamic

First recorded in 1840–50; thermo- + dynamic

Related formsther·mo·dy·nam·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for thermodynamic

At present we consider some of the thermodynamic relations of the properties of bodies arrived at by Thomson.
Lord Kelvin|Andrew Gray
But then the source provided by the thermodynamic view just stated had ceased to exist.
Lord Kelvin|Andrew Gray
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

British Dictionary definitions for thermodynamic

thermodynamic

thermodynamical

/ (ˌθɜːməʊdaɪˈnæmɪk) /

adjective

of or concerned with thermodynamics

determined by or obeying the laws of thermodynamics

Derived Formsthermodynamically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for thermodynamic

thermodynamic

adj.

1849, from thermo- + dynamic (adj.).

Medicine definitions for thermodynamic

thermodynamic

[ thûr′mō-dī-năm′ĭk ]

adj.

Characteristic of or resulting from the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.

Of or relating to thermodynamics.