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thermodynamics
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thermodynamics /ther·mo·dy·nam·ics/ (-di-nam´iks) the branch of science dealing with heat, work, and energy, their interconversion, and problems related thereto.
ther·mo·dy·nam·ics (thûrm-d-nmks)
n.
1. Physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy.
2. Thermodynamic phenomena and processes.

thermodynamics
[-dīnam′iks]
Etymology: Gk, thermē, heat, dynamis, power
the science of the interconversion of heat and work.

thermodynamics [ther″mo-di-nam´iks]
the branch of science dealing with heat, work, and energy, their interconversion, and problems related thereto.

thermodynamics
the branch of science dealing with heat and energy, their interconversion, and problems related thereto.


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