thermodynamic
adjective
ther·mo·dy·nam·ic
ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈna-mik 
-də-
variants
or less commonly thermodynamical
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
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Glory be to god for septic tanks, drainage pipes:
for conversions thermodynamic and of the soul.
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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
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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
See all Example Sentences for thermodynamic
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thermodynamic
adjective
ther·mo·dy·nam·ic
ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈnam-ik, -də-
variants
also thermodynamical
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
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