entropicadj.

Brit.

/ɛnˈtrɒpɪk/,

/ɛnˈtrəʊpɪk/, U.S.

/ɛnˈtrɑpɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: entropy n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < entropy n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier entropically adv.

Of or relating to entropy (in various senses); characterized by or resulting from entropy. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking vigour or energy

nesheOE

lustlessc1325

dowfa1522

unlikely1578

thowless1721

sapless1864

anergic1874

entropic1893

thewless1895

slowed-down1905

slowed-up1912

greyed-out1946

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking vigour or energy > for work

entropic1893

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > dynamics > thermodynamics > [adjective] > relating to entropy

entropic1893

1893 Engineer 3 Feb. 100/1 There is no connection between the thermodynamic and entropic states of a single body or a system of bodies.

1930 W. H. Auden Poems 58 But taking the first steps falters, is vexed By opposite strivings for entropic peace.

1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 274 A solar spot has burst and expanded its heat into the great pool of entropic indifference.

1971 Nature 4 June 313/1 The free energies of these interactions are entropic in origin.

1980 S. Naipaul Black & White ii. iv. 182 After the initial frenzy, entropic exhaustion was bound to set in.

2014 T. Sinno in T. Nishinaga Handbk. Crystal Growth (ed. 2) iii. 140 The remaining entropic term in Eqn (3.2) then corresponds to the vibrational entropy of formation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	entropic
释义	entropicadj. Brit. /ɛnˈtrɒpɪk/, /ɛnˈtrəʊpɪk/, U.S. /ɛnˈtrɑpɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: entropy n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < entropy n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier entropically adv. Of or relating to entropy (in various senses); characterized by or resulting from entropy. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking vigour or energy nesheOE lustlessc1325 dowfa1522 unlikely1578 thowless1721 sapless1864 anergic1874 entropic1893 thewless1895 slowed-down1905 slowed-up1912 greyed-out1946 the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking vigour or energy > for work entropic1893 the world > matter > physics > mechanics > dynamics > thermodynamics > [adjective] > relating to entropy entropic1893 1893 Engineer 3 Feb. 100/1 There is no connection between the thermodynamic and entropic states of a single body or a system of bodies. 1930 W. H. Auden Poems 58 But taking the first steps falters, is vexed By opposite strivings for entropic peace. 1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 274 A solar spot has burst and expanded its heat into the great pool of entropic indifference. 1971 Nature 4 June 313/1 The free energies of these interactions are entropic in origin. 1980 S. Naipaul Black & White ii. iv. 182 After the initial frenzy, entropic exhaustion was bound to set in. 2014 T. Sinno in T. Nishinaga Handbk. Crystal Growth (ed. 2) iii. 140 The remaining entropic term in Eqn (3.2) then corresponds to the vibrational entropy of formation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1893
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