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nounthe branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energytype of:
Definition that contains thermodynamics
- h (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
- entropy (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
- randomness (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
- carnot French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
- joule English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
- thermodynamic of or concerned with thermodynamics
- thermodynamically with respect to thermodynamics
- enthalpy (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
- walther hermann nernst German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941)
- onsager United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976)