thermodynamics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction ther·mo·dy·nam·ics \-miks\

: a science that deals with the action of heat and related forms of energy

Full Definition of THERMODYNAMICS

: physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat

: thermodynamic processes and phenomena

— ther·mo·dy·nam·i·cist \-ˈna-mə-sist\ noun

1854

Medical Dictionary

noun plural but singular or plural in construction ther·mo·dy·nam·ics \-iks\

: physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat

: thermodynamic processes and phenomena

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