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thermodynamics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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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
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