thermodynamic

[ thur-moh-dahy-nam-ik ]
/ ˌθɜr moʊ daɪˈnæm ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to thermodynamics.
using or producing heat.
Sometimes ther·mo·dy·nam·i·cal.

Origin of thermodynamic

First recorded in 1840–50; thermo- + dynamic

OTHER WORDS FROM thermodynamic

ther·mo·dy·nam·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby thermodynamic

thermocouple, thermocurrent, thermodiffusion, thermoduric, thermodynam., thermodynamic, thermodynamic equilibrium, thermodynamic system, thermodynamic temperature, thermodynamic theory of narcosis, thermodynamics

Example sentences from the Web for thermodynamic

  • At present we consider some of the thermodynamic relations of the properties of bodies arrived at by Thomson.

    Lord Kelvin |Andrew Gray

  • But then the source provided by the thermodynamic view just stated had ceased to exist.

    Lord Kelvin |Andrew Gray

  • The whole study of thermodynamic equilibrium has been reduced by the French mathematical school to a question of probability.

    A Librarian's Open Shelf |Arthur E. Bostwick

British Dictionary definitions for thermodynamic

thermodynamic

thermodynamical

/ (ˌθɜːməʊdaɪˈnæmɪk) /

adjective

of or concerned with thermodynamics
determined by or obeying the laws of thermodynamics

Derived forms of thermodynamic

thermodynamically, adverb

Medical definitions for thermodynamic

thermodynamic
[ thûr′mō-dī-năm′ĭk ]

adj.

Characteristic of or resulting from the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.
Of or relating to thermodynamics.