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Definition of “thermodynamics”
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thermodynamics (ˌθɜːməʊdaɪˈnæmɪks
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noun
- functioning as singular the branch of physical science concerned with the interrelationship and interconversion of different forms of energy and the behaviour of macroscopic systems in terms of certain basic quantities, such as pressure, temperature, etc See also law of thermodynamics
Example Sentences Including 'thermodynamics'
) This law of radiation became one of the principal pillars of the thermodynamics of radiation.The Fontana history of Astronomy and Cosmology
He gained a further mathematics degree and began theoretical research in thermodynamics.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Just as they thought that gas thermodynamics might explain stellar interiors along came quantum and nuclear physics.New Scientist (2004)
Look at the laws of thermodynamics if you want to know how the world works, not crazy theories about artificial intelligence.POPCO (2004)
Sandropoulos worked out the thermodynamics of the situation.The Complete Stories Volume 2
Snow went to a literary party and was horrified to discover that no guest (except himself) could explain the second law of thermodynamics.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
So what if a few laws of thermodynamics are broken and the dramatic timescale is preposterous?The Australian (2004)
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