noun · 2 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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/ˌθɜː(ɹ)moʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physics, natural philosophy
Narrower terms: thermostatics, thermodynamics of equilibrium
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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English thermodynamics From thermo- + dynamics. First attested in the 1850s.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
termodinamikë
— science of heat-energy conversion
Arabic:
دِينَامِيكَا حَرَارِيَّة
(dīnāmīkā ḥarāriyya)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Assamese:
তাপগতি বিজ্ঞান
(tapgoti biggan)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Belarusian:
тэрмадына́міка
(termadynámika)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Bengali:
তাপগতিবিজ্ঞান
(tapogtibiggên)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Bulgarian:
термодинамика
(termodinamika)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Catalan:
termodinàmica
— science of heat-energy conversion
Chinese Mandarin:
熱力學 /热力学
(rèlìxué)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Czech:
termodynamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Danish:
varmelære
— science of heat-energy conversion
Danish:
termodynamik
— science of heat-energy conversion
Dutch:
thermodynamica
— science of heat-energy conversion
Estonian:
termodünaamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Finnish:
termodynamiikka
— science of heat-energy conversion
Finnish:
lämpöoppi
— science of heat-energy conversion
French:
thermodynamique
— science of heat-energy conversion
Galician:
termodinámica
— science of heat-energy conversion
Georgian:
თერმოდინამიკა
(termodinamiḳa)
— science of heat-energy conversion
German:
Thermodynamik
— science of heat-energy conversion
German:
Wärmelehre
— science of heat-energy conversion
Bavarian German:
wärmeleah
— science of heat-energy conversion
Greek:
θερμοδυναμική
(thermodynamikí)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Gujarati:
ઉષ્માગતિવિદ્યા
(uṣmāgtividyā)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Hebrew:
תֶּרְמוֹדִינָמִיקָה
— science of heat-energy conversion
Hindi:
ऊष्मागतिकी
(ūṣmāgtikī)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Hungarian:
hőtan
— science of heat-energy conversion
Hungarian:
termodinamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Icelandic:
varmafræði
— science of heat-energy conversion
Indonesian:
termodinamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Irish:
teirmidinimic
— science of heat-energy conversion
Italian:
termodinamica
— science of heat-energy conversion
Japanese:
熱力学
(netsurikigaku)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Korean:
열역학
(yeoryeokhak)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Latvian:
termodinamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Lithuanian:
termodinamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Low German:
Warmslehr
— science of heat-energy conversion
Malay:
kaji gerak haba
— science of heat-energy conversion
Malay:
termodinamik
— science of heat-energy conversion
Malayalam:
താപഗതികം
(tāpagatikaṁ)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Marathi:
ऊष्मगतिकी
(ūṣmagtikī)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Marathi:
ऊष्मगतिशास्त्र
(ūṣmagtiśāstra)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Mongolian:
илч зүй
(ilč züj)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Norwegian Bokmål:
termodynamikk
— science of heat-energy conversion
Norwegian Nynorsk:
termodynamikk
— science of heat-energy conversion
Norwegian Nynorsk:
varmelære
— science of heat-energy conversion
Polish:
termodynamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Portuguese:
termodinâmica
— science of heat-energy conversion
Romanian:
termodinamică
— science of heat-energy conversion
Russian:
термодина́мика
(termodinámika)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Serbo-Croatian:
термодинамика
— science of heat-energy conversion
Serbo-Croatian:
termodinamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Slovak:
termodynamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Slovene:
termodinamika
— science of heat-energy conversion
Spanish:
termodinámica
— science of heat-energy conversion
Swedish:
termodynamik
— science of heat-energy conversion
Swedish:
värmelära
— science of heat-energy conversion
Tagalog:
initsigan
— science of heat-energy conversion
Tamil:
வெப்ப இயக்கவியல்
(veppa iyakkaviyal)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Thai:
อุณหพลศาสตร์
(un-hà-pon-lá-sàat)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Thai:
เทอร์โมไดนามิกส์
(təə-moo-dai-naa-mìk)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Turkish:
termodinamik
— science of heat-energy conversion
Ukrainian:
термодина́міка
(termodynámika)
— science of heat-energy conversion
Vietnamese:
nhiệt động học
— science of heat-energy conversion
Vietnamese:
nhiệt động lực học
— science of heat-energy conversion
Võro:
lämmäoppus
— science of heat-energy conversion