thermodynamics
pronunciation
How to pronounce thermodynamics in British English:
UK [ˌθɜːməʊdaɪˈnæmɪks]
How to pronounce thermodynamics in American English:
US [ˌθɜːrmoʊdaɪˈnæmɪks]
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- Noun:
- the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
Word Origin
- thermodynamics (n.)
- theory of relationship between heat and mechanical energy, 1854, from thermodynamic (adj.); also see -ics. "The consideration of moving forces, though suggested by the form of the word, does not enter into the subject to any considerable extent" [Century Dictionary].
Example
- 1. As the laws of thermodynamics demand , it is then rapidly reradiated .
- 2. Dimos poulikakos is the head of the laboratory of thermodynamics in new technologies , eth zurich .
- 3. Most physical laws work just as well whether time runs forwards or backwards , but not the second law of thermodynamics .
- 4. For example , that there 's a lack of transitional fossils and that the second law of thermodynamics makes evolution impossible .
- 5. A guy named rudolf clausius is generally credited with coming up with the second law of thermodynamics .