thermodynamic

English

Etymology

From thermo- +‎ dynamic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌθɝmoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/

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Adjective

thermodynamic (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.
   • 1949 November and December, “Motive Power Developments in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 400:

     The locomotive is designed to give a high and sustained tractive effort at moderate speed on steep gradients. To attain this result, M. Chapelon, in experiments dsting back to 1940, aimed at improving the thermodynamic efficiency.

   • 2024 August 6, Ricardo Treviño, “Self-Healing Concrete Help Buildings Seal Themselves”, in TecScience‎^[1], archived from the original on 19 January 2025:

     When calcium oxide is combined with CO2, it naturally forms calcium carbonate over time due to thermodynamic equilibrium, explains the researcher.

2. (physics) Of, or relating to thermodynamics.

Coordinate terms

• caloric
• calorific
• dynamic
• endothermic
• exothermic

Derived terms

• thermodynamic equilibrium
• thermodynamic state
• thermodynamic system
• thermodynamic temperature

Related terms

• thermodynamics

Translations

relating to the conversion of heat

• Belarusian: тэрмадынамі́чны (termadynamíčny)
• Catalan: termodinàmic (ca)
• Dutch: thermodynamisch (nl)
• Finnish: termodynaaminen (fi)
• French: thermodynamique (fr)
• Galician: termodinámico (gl) m
• Georgian: თერმოდინამიკული (termodinamiḳuli)
• German: thermodynamisch (de)
• Hindi: ऊष्मागतिक (ūṣmāgtik)
• Indonesian: termodinamis (id)
• Irish: teirmidinimiciúil, teirmidinimice
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} termodinamico (it)
• Malay: termodinamik (ms)
• Polish: termodynamiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: termodinâmico (pt)
• Russian: термодинами́ческий (ru) (termodinamíčeskij)
• Spanish: termodinámico (es)
• Ukrainian: термодинамі́чний (termodynamíčnyj)

relating to thermodynamics

• Belarusian: тэрмадынамі́чны (termadynamíčny)
• Catalan: termodinàmic (ca)
• Dutch: thermodynamisch (nl)
• Finnish: termodynaaminen (fi)
• French: thermodynamique (fr)
• Galician: termodinámico (gl)
• Georgian: თერმოდინამიკული (termodinamiḳuli)
• German: thermodynamisch (de)
• Hindi: ऊष्मागतिक (ūṣmāgtik)
• Indonesian: termodinamis (id)
• Irish: teirmidinimiciúil, teirmidinimice
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} termodinamico (it)
• Kazakh: термодинамикалық (termodinamikalyq)
• Malay: termodinamik (ms)
• Polish: termodynamiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: termodinâmico (pt)
• Russian: термодинами́ческий (ru) (termodinamíčeskij)
• Spanish: termodinámico (es)
• Ukrainian: термодинамі́чний (termodynamíčnyj)