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THERMODYNAMICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thermodynamics" is a kind of...):
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Domain member category:
enthalpy; H; heat content; total heat ((thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure)
entropy; randomness; S ((thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work)
adiabatic process ((thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat)
cyclic (conforming to the Carnot cycle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thermodynamics"):
thermodynamics of equilibrium; thermostatics (the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium)
Derivation:
thermodynamic; thermodynamical (of or concerned with thermodynamics)
