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thermodynamics Audio
ther·mo·dy·nam·ics [ thur-moh-dahy-nam-iks ]
Definitions related to thermodynamics:
  • A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Branch of chemistry concerned with heat and other energetic characteristics of chemical reactions and states.
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    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy.
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    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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