thermodynamics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-dɪ-/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-mə-/
- /ˌθɜː(ɹ)moʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/
- /-məʊ-/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English thermodynamics From thermo- + dynamics. First attested in the 1850s.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
The top-hatted “drinking bird,” once a fixture in science classrooms for demonstrating the basics of thermodynamics, is making a surprising comeback — as the inspiration for a new clean-energy generator that could one day power your watch and phone.
2024 March 14, Billy Stockwell, “The ‘drinking bird’ makes a comeback and could power your gadgets with clean energy”, in CNN:“3D photochemistry plays a huge role because it provides heating or cooling, which can affect the thermodynamics and perhaps the atmospheric composition of a planetary system,” Chen said.
2019 November 11, Ashley Strickland, “What makes a planet potentially habitable”, in CNN:
Coordinates
Deriveds
second law of thermodynamics · thermodynamicist · the laws of thermodynamics · aerothermodynamics · statistical thermodynamics · classical thermodynamics · magnetothermodynamics
Relateds
endothermic · entropy · thermodynamic · enthalpy · pressure · exothermic · temperature
Translations (65)
el θερμοδυναμική (science of heat-energy conversion) · ta வெப்ப இயக்கவியல் (science of heat-energy conversion) · ja 熱力学 (science of heat-energy conversion) · ms termodinamik (science of heat-energy conversion) · sl termodinamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · mr ऊष्मगतिकी (science of heat-energy conversion) · ms kaji gerak haba (science of heat-energy conversion) · ro termodinamică (science of heat-energy conversion) · uk термодина́міка (science of heat-energy conversion) · vi nhiệt động học (science of heat-energy conversion) · he תֶּרְמוֹדִינָמִיקָה (science of heat-energy conversion) · gl termodinámica (science of heat-energy conversion) · as তাপগতি বিজ্ঞান (science of heat-energy conversion) · sv termodynamik (science of heat-energy conversion) · sh termodinamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · hu termodinamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · bg термодинамика (science of heat-energy conversion) · lt termodinamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · ka თერმოდინამიკა (science of heat-energy conversion) · sv värmelära (science of heat-energy conversion) · hu hőtan (science of heat-energy conversion) · nn varmelære (science of heat-energy conversion) · bar wärmeleah (science of heat-energy conversion) · vro lämmäoppus (science of heat-energy conversion) · hi ऊष्मागतिकी (science of heat-energy conversion) · ar دِينَامِيكَا حَرَارِيَّة (science of heat-energy conversion) · nds-de Warmslehr (science of heat-energy conversion) · it termodinamica (science of heat-energy conversion) · cs termodynamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · ru термодина́мика (science of heat-energy conversion) · is varmafræði (science of heat-energy conversion) · id termodinamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · da termodynamik (science of heat-energy conversion) · be тэрмадына́міка (science of heat-energy conversion) · vi nhiệt động lực học (science of heat-energy conversion) · da varmelære (science of heat-energy conversion) · ko 열역학 (science of heat-energy conversion) · de Wärmelehre (science of heat-energy conversion) · pt termodinâmica (science of heat-energy conversion) · ml താപഗതികം (science of heat-energy conversion) · sh термодинамика (science of heat-energy conversion) · fi termodynamiikka (science of heat-energy conversion) · gu ઉષ્માગતિવિદ્યા (science of heat-energy conversion) · bn তাপগতিবিজ্ঞান (science of heat-energy conversion) · th เทอร์โมไดนามิกส์ (science of heat-energy conversion) · ca termodinàmica (science of heat-energy conversion) · mr ऊष्मगतिशास्त्र (science of heat-energy conversion) · cmn 熱力學 /热力学 (science of heat-energy conversion) · fi lämpöoppi (science of heat-energy conversion) · sk termodynamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · nn termodynamikk (science of heat-energy conversion) · lv termodinamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · pl termodynamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · de Thermodynamik (science of heat-energy conversion) · tl initsigan (science of heat-energy conversion) · tr termodinamik (science of heat-energy conversion) · et termodünaamika (science of heat-energy conversion) · ga teirmidinimic (science of heat-energy conversion) · nb termodynamikk (science of heat-energy conversion) · th อุณหพลศาสตร์ (science of heat-energy conversion) · mn илч зүй (science of heat-energy conversion) · fr thermodynamique (science of heat-energy conversion) · nl thermodynamica (science of heat-energy conversion) · es termodinámica (science of heat-energy conversion) · sq termodinamikë (science of heat-energy conversion)