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thermodyˈnamics, n. pl. [f. as prec. + dynamics.] The theory of the relations between heat and mechanical energy, and of the conversion of either into the other.
1854Phil. Trans. 116 (heading) Mr. Macquorn Rankine on Thermo-dynamics. [Word not in article.] 1854Thomson (Ld. Kelvin) in Trans. R. Soc. Edin. XXI. 123 Fundamental Principles of General Thermo-dynamics recapitulated. 1867Murchison Siluria xx. (ed. 4) 499 The principles of thermo-dynamics. 1871Clerk Maxwell Heat viii. 152 The principle of the conservation of energy, when applied to heat, is commonly called the First Law of Thermodynamics. |