thermodynamic
thermodynamic
Definition
thermo·dy·namic (t̸hʉr′mō dī nam′ik)
adjective
- of or having to do with thermodynamics
- caused or operated by heat converted into motive power
ther′mo·dy·nam′i·cally adverb
thermodynamic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- equilibrium: In physics, to sustain oneself is to keep far away from thermodynamic equilibrium, which is death by another name.
- asymmetry: Could such a thermodynamic asymmetry explain why perception points in one direction?
- entropy: The activity of an organic process is the rate at which it increases the thermodynamic entropy of the universe.
- arrow: These considerations do not mean the radiation arrow reduces in any sense to the thermodynamic arrow.
- quantity: The user can obtain tracks of the motion of individual atoms or plots showing the relationship between thermodynamic quantities.
- parameter: On the left are shown the three thermodynamic parameters.
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