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thermoeconomics

thermoeconomics noun: a branch of economics that incorporates theories from thermodynamics.

Noun

thermoeconomics (uncountable)

  1. A branch of economics that incorporates theories from thermodynamics
    • Environomic analysis is an extension of thermoeconomics [1,2], which takes into consideration not only energy, exergy and costs, but also pollution and degradation of the environment.2012, P.A. Pilavachi, Energy Efficiency in Process Technology, page 141

Origin of thermoeconomics

From thermo- + economics.

Questions about thermoeconomics

What does thermoeconomics mean?
Thermoeconomics means a branch of economics that incorporates theories from thermodynamics.
What part of speech is thermoeconomics?
Thermoeconomics is a noun.

Words near thermoeconomics in the dictionary

  1. thermodynamist
  2. thermodynamists
  3. thermoecological
  4. thermoecology
  5. thermoeconomic
  6. thermoeconomics
  7. thermoeconomist
  8. thermoeconomists
  9. thermoeffect
  10. thermoeffector
  11. thermoeffectors

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