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heat death

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of a thermodynamic system having reached a maximum entropy; temperature is uniform throughout, and no energy is available to do work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: топлинна смърт (toplinna smǎrt) — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Catalan: mort tèrmica — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱寂 /热寂 (rèjì) — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Dutch: hittedood — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Finnish: lämpökuolema — state of a thermodynamic system
  • German: Wärmetod — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Irish: teasbhás — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Japanese: 熱的死 (nettekishi) — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Korean: 열죽음 (yeoljugeum) — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Korean: 열사 (yeolsa) — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Lithuanian: šilumi̇̀nė mirti̇̀s — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Polish: śmierć cieplna — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Russian: теплова́я смерть (teplovája smertʹ) — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Spanish: muerte calorífica — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Spanish: muerte calórica — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Spanish: muerte térmica — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Swedish: värmedöden — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Vietnamese: cái chết nóng — state of a thermodynamic system
  • Welsh: gwastadrwydd gwres — state of a thermodynamic system