thermodynamic — (adj.) 1849, from THERMO (Cf. thermo ) + DYNAMIC (Cf. dynamic) … Etymology dictionary
thermodynamic — [thʉr΄mō dī nam′ik] adj. 1. of or having to do with thermodynamics 2. caused or operated by heat converted into motive power thermodynamically adv … English World dictionary
thermodynamic — also thermodynamical adjective Date: 1849 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 •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thermodynamic — ther·mo·dy·nam·ic .thər mō dī nam ik, də also ther·mo·dy·nam·i·cal i kəl adj 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… … Medical dictionary
thermodynamic — thermodynamics ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of science concerned with the relations between heat and other forms of energy involved in physical and chemical processes. DERIVATIVES thermodynamic adjective thermodynamically adverb … English terms dictionary
thermodynamic — adjective of or concerned with thermodynamics (Freq. 2) the thermodynamic limit • Syn: ↑thermodynamical • Pertains to noun: ↑thermodynamics (for: ↑thermodynamical), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Thermodynamic temperature — is the absolute measure of temperature and is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic temperature is an “absolute” scale because it is the measure of the fundamental property underlying temperature: its null or zero point … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic databases for pure substances — Thermodynamic databases contain information about thermodynamic properties for substances, the most important being enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy. Numerical values of these thermodynamic properties are collected as tables or are… … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic diagrams — are diagrams used by scientists and engineers to represent the thermodynamic states of a material (typically fluid) and the consequences of manipulating this material. For instance, a temperature entropy diagram (T s diagram) may be used to… … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic versus kinetic reaction control — Thermodynamic reaction control or kinetic reaction control in a chemical reaction can decide the composition in a reaction product when competing reactions lead to different products under different reaction conditions. The distinction is… … Wikipedia