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thermophysics

thermophysics noun: the overall study of the physics as it relates to heat and temperature, encompassing thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and the kinetic theory of gases; thermal physics.

Noun

thermophysics (uncountable)

  1. The overall study of the physics as it relates to heat and temperature, encompassing thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and the kinetic theory of gases; thermal physics

Origin of thermophysics

From thermo- + physics.

Words formed from thermophysics

Questions about thermophysics

What does thermophysics mean?
Thermophysics means the overall study of the physics as it relates to heat and temperature, encompassing thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and the kinetic theory of gases; thermal physics.
What part of speech is thermophysics?
Thermophysics is a noun.

Words near thermophysics in the dictionary

  1. thermophotovoltaic
  2. thermophotovoltaics
  3. thermophylactic
  4. thermophylic
  5. thermophysical
  6. thermophysics
  7. thermophysiological
  8. thermophysiologies
  9. thermophysiology
  10. thermophyte
  11. thermophytes

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