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thermotics

thermotics noun: the branch of physics that deals with the science of heat.

Noun

thermotics (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The branch of physics that deals with the science of heat.
    • I employ the term Thermotics, to include all the doctrines respecting heat, which have hitherto been established on proper scientific grounds.1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences, p.465, London: J.W. Parker, 1837.
    • Electricity seems destined to annex the whole field, not merely of optics, but probably also of thermotics.1895, James W. Steele, Steam Steel and Electricity, Kessinger Publishing, published 2004, →ISBN, page 59
  2. (archaic) thermodynamics

thermotics meaning in Tamil

thermotics in Tamil

வெப்ப இயல்

Origin of thermotics

Coined by William Whewell, 1831, along with photistics. See thermo-.

Questions about thermotics

What does thermotics mean?
Thermotics means the branch of physics that deals with the science of heat.
What is thermotics in Tamil?
Thermotics in Tamil is வெப்ப இயல். See Thermotics meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thermotics?
Thermotics is a noun.

Words near thermotics in the dictionary

  1. thermotherapists
  2. thermotherapy
  3. thermotic
  4. thermotical
  5. thermotically
  6. thermotics
  7. thermotolerance
  8. thermotolerances
  9. thermotolerant
  10. thermotonus
  11. thermotransduction

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thermotics (page history and authors); thermotics (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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