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Thermodynamics — A study of the transformation of energy from one form to another, and its practical application. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary see Law(s) of Thermodynamics. *** A study of the transformation… … Energy terms
law of thermodynamics — n 1) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY called also first law of thermodynamics 2) a law in physics: mechanical work can be derived from the heat in a body only when the body is able to communicate with another at a lower temperature or all actual… … Medical dictionary
law — [lɔː ǁ lɒː] noun 1. [singular, uncountable] LAW the whole system of rules that citizens of a country must obey: • It is against the law (= illegal ) for children to work before they are fifteen. • There were easy profits for businessmen who were… … Financial and business terms
law of thermodynamics — thermodynamics, laws of … Philosophy dictionary
Thermodynamics — Annotated color version of the original 1824 Carnot heat engine showing the hot body (boiler), working body (system, steam), and cold body (water), the letters labeled according to the stopping points in Carnot cycle … Wikipedia
thermodynamics — thermodynamicist, n. /therr moh duy nam iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties … Universalium
law of thermodynamics — noun (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
law of thermodynamics — 1. any of three principles variously stated in equivalent forms, being the principle that the change of energy of a thermodynamic system is equal to the heat transferred minus the work done (first law of thermodynamics), the principle that no… … Universalium
law of thermodynamics — noun 1. first law of thermodynamics, the principle that in a system of constant mass, energy is conserved. 2. second law of thermodynamics, the principle that the entropy of a closed system increases with time. 3. third law of thermodynamics, the …
Thermodynamics of the universe — The thermodynamics of the universe is dictated by which form of energy dominates it relativistic particles which are referred to as radiation, or non relativistic particles which are referred to as matter. The former are particles whose rest mass … Wikipedia
