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thermodynamic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌθɝmoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/
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adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Of, or relating to thermodynamics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or concerned with thermodynamics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the thermodynamic limit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thermodynamical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwher-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English thermodynamic From thermo- + dynamic.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: тэрмадынамі́чны (termadynamíčny) — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Catalan: termodinàmic — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Dutch: thermodynamisch — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Finnish: termodynaaminen — relating to the conversion of heat
  • French: thermodynamique — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Galician: termodinámico — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Georgian: თერმოდინამიკული (termodinamiḳuli) — relating to the conversion of heat
  • German: thermodynamisch — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Hindi: ऊष्मागतिक (ūṣmāgtik) — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Indonesian: termodinamis — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Irish: teirmidinimiciúil — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Irish: teirmidinimice — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Malay: termodinamik — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Polish: termodynamiczny — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Portuguese: termodinâmico — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Russian: термодинами́ческий (termodinamíčeskij) — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Spanish: termodinámico — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Ukrainian: термодинамі́чний (termodynamíčnyj) — relating to the conversion of heat
  • Belarusian: тэрмадынамі́чны (termadynamíčny) — relating to thermodynamics
  • Catalan: termodinàmic — relating to thermodynamics
  • Dutch: thermodynamisch — relating to thermodynamics
  • Finnish: termodynaaminen — relating to thermodynamics
  • French: thermodynamique — relating to thermodynamics
  • Galician: termodinámico — relating to thermodynamics
  • Georgian: თერმოდინამიკული (termodinamiḳuli) — relating to thermodynamics
  • German: thermodynamisch — relating to thermodynamics
  • Hindi: ऊष्मागतिक (ūṣmāgtik) — relating to thermodynamics
  • Indonesian: termodinamis — relating to thermodynamics
  • Irish: teirmidinimiciúil — relating to thermodynamics
  • Irish: teirmidinimice — relating to thermodynamics
  • Kazakh: термодинамикалық (termodinamikalyq) — relating to thermodynamics
  • Malay: termodinamik — relating to thermodynamics
  • Polish: termodynamiczny — relating to thermodynamics
  • Portuguese: termodinâmico — relating to thermodynamics
  • Russian: термодинами́ческий (termodinamíčeskij) — relating to thermodynamics
  • Spanish: termodinámico — relating to thermodynamics
  • Ukrainian: термодинамі́чний (termodynamíčnyj) — relating to thermodynamics
Real reading context

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