thermodynamics

noun

ther·​mo·​dy·​nam·​ics ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈna-miks 

-də-

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

1

: physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat

2

: thermodynamic processes and phenomena

thermodynamicist

ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈna-mə-sist 

-də-

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for thermodynamics

• aerodynamics
• chromodynamics
• geodynamics
• hemodynamics
• hydrodynamics
• psychodynamics
• ceramics
• dynamics
• electrodynamics
• pharmacodynamics
• hammocks
• magnetohydrodynamics

Medical Definition

thermodynamics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

ther·​mo·​dy·​nam·​ics -iks 

1

: physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat

2

: thermodynamic processes and phenomena