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thermotics

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of physics that deals with the science of heat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, uncountable

Examples

  • 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences, p.465, London: J.W. Parker, 1837. I employ the term Thermotics, to include all the doctrines respecting heat, which have hitherto been established on proper scientific grounds.

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noun

Meaning 2

thermodynamics

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Coined by William Whewell, 1831, along with photistics. See thermo-.