thermodynamic

adjective

ther·​mo·​dy·​nam·​ic ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈna-mik 

-də-

variants or less commonly thermodynamical

ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈna-mi-kəl 

-də-

1

: of or relating to thermodynamics

2

: being or relating to a system of atoms, molecules, colloidal particles, or larger bodies considered as an isolated group in the study of thermodynamic processes

thermodynamically

ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈna-mi-k(ə-)lē 

-də-

adverb

Examples of thermodynamic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Glory be to god for septic tanks, drainage pipes: for conversions thermodynamic and of the soul. —Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024

That erasure process is going to cost thermodynamic work. —Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024

Everybody that experiences the sound, the vibration, the progressivity of the thermodynamic engine, cannot say that another type of propulsion is better. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 July 2024

Their skepticism reflects a cultural tendency in physics: a belief that all things should be explainable through thermodynamic principles. —Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

thermodynamic

adjective

ther·​mo·​dy·​nam·​ic ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈnam-ik, -də- 

variants also thermodynamical

-i-kəl 

1

: of or relating to thermodynamics

2

: being or relating to a system of atoms, molecules, colloidal particles, or larger bodies considered as an isolated group in the study of thermodynamic processes

thermodynamically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb