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thermodynamic

/ˌθɝmoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/

thermodynamic adjective: of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.

Adjective

thermodynamic (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.
    • The locomotive is designed to give a high and sustained tractive effort at moderate speed on steep gradients. To attain this result, M. Chapelon, in experiments dsting back to 1940, aimed at improving the thermodynamic efficiency.1949 November and December, “Motive Power Developments in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 400
    • When calcium oxide is combined with CO2, it naturally forms calcium carbonate over time due to thermodynamic equilibrium, explains the researcher.2024 August 6, Ricardo Treviño, “Self-Healing Concrete Help Buildings Seal Themselves”, in TecScience, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2025
  2. Of, or relating to thermodynamics.

thermodynamic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

thermodynamic in Hindi

relating to the conversion of heat
ऊष्मागतिक ūṣmāgtik
relating to thermodynamics
ऊष्मागतिक ūṣmāgtik

thermodynamic in Tamil

வெப்ப இயக்கவியல்

thermodynamic in Malay

relating to the conversion of heat
termodinamik
relating to thermodynamics
termodinamik

thermodynamic in Indonesian

relating to the conversion of heat
termodinamis
relating to thermodynamics
termodinamis

Examples of thermodynamic in a sentence

  • There are thermodynamic equations which describe the penetration of the frostline under freezing conditions.
  • The field equations can be obtained from a thermodynamic variational principle which extremises the total heat density of all null surfaces.
  • The thermodynamic cost of forecognition is immense.

All 12 example sentences with thermodynamic

Origin of thermodynamic

From thermo- + dynamic.

Words formed from thermodynamic

Phrases with thermodynamic

Questions about thermodynamic

What does thermodynamic mean?
Thermodynamic means of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.
What is thermodynamic in Hindi?
Thermodynamic in Hindi is ऊष्मागतिक (ūṣmāgtik). See Thermodynamic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is thermodynamic?
Thermodynamic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce thermodynamic?
Thermodynamic is pronounced /ˌθɝmoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/ (US).

Words near thermodynamic in the dictionary

  1. thermodimorphic
  2. thermodin
  3. thermodispersion
  4. thermoduric
  5. thermodurics
  6. thermodynamic
  7. thermodynamic equilibria
  8. thermodynamic equilibrium
  9. thermodynamic state
  10. thermodynamic states
  11. thermodynamic system

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: thermodynamic (page history and authors); thermodynamic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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