thermodynamics
/ˌθɜː(ɹ)moʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/
thermodynamics noun: the science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
Noun
thermodynamics (uncountable)
- The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
- “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
- 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
thermodynamics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
thermodynamics in Hindi
- science of heat-energy conversion
- ऊष्मागतिकी ūṣmāgtikī
thermodynamics in Tamil
- science of heat-energy conversion
- வெப்ப இயக்கவியல் veppa iyakkaviyal
thermodynamics in Marathi
- science of heat-energy conversion
- ऊष्मगतिकी ūṣmagtikī, ऊष्मगतिशास्त्र ūṣmagtiśāstra
thermodynamics in Bengali
- science of heat-energy conversion
- তাপগতিবিজ্ঞান tapogtibiggên
More languagesFewer languages
- thermodynamics in Malayalam
- താപഗതികം tāpagatikaṁ
- thermodynamics in Kannada
- ಕಾವಿನರಿಮೆ, ಕಾವರಿಮೆ, ಕಾವುಮಾರ್ಪರಿಮೆ, ಕಾವುಹರಿಮೆ
- thermodynamics in Gujarati
- ઉષ્માગતિવિદ્યા uṣmāgtividyā
- thermodynamics in Assamese
- তাপগতি বিজ্ঞান tapgoti biggan
- thermodynamics in Tagalog
- initsigan
- thermodynamics in Arabic
- دِينَامِيكَا حَرَارِيَّة dīnāmīkā ḥarāriyya
- thermodynamics in Malay
- kaji gerak haba, termodinamik
- thermodynamics in Indonesian
- termodinamika
- thermodynamics in Thai
- อุณหพลศาสตร์ un-hà-pon-lá-sàat, เทอร์โมไดนามิกส์ təə-moo-dai-naa-mìk
- thermodynamics in Vietnamese
- nhiệt động học, nhiệt động lực học
Examples of thermodynamics in a sentence
- We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.
- The postulational basis of classical thermodynamics has been expanded to incorporate equilibrium fluctuations.
- Application of thermodynamics to cryopreservation is expected to improve the conservation of germplasm.
Origin of thermodynamics
From thermo- + dynamics. First attested in the 1850s.
Words formed from thermodynamics
Questions about thermodynamics
- What does thermodynamics mean?
- Thermodynamics means the science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
- What is thermodynamics in Hindi?
- Thermodynamics in Hindi is ऊष्मागतिकी (ūṣmāgtikī). See Thermodynamics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is thermodynamics?
- Thermodynamics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thermodynamics?
- Thermodynamics is pronounced /ˌθɜː(ɹ)moʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/.
Words near thermodynamics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thermodynamics (page history and authors); thermodynamics (Kannada 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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