thermodynamic

[thur-moh-dahy-nam-ik] /ˌθɜr moʊ daɪˈnæm ɪk/

adjective

of or pertaining to thermodynamics.

using or producing heat.

Also, thermodynamical.

Origin

1840-50; thermo- + dynamic

Related forms

thermodynamically, adverb

Examples from the web for thermodynamic

Roads and cars are inefficient from economic, urban planning, and thermodynamic perspectives.
Actually this is the core of the human nature: to be reversed process of the thermodynamic entropy.
And they've also shown that reversing the thermodynamic cycle turns the the engine into a heat pump or refrigerator.
It seems naive to hear about aging as some kind of thermodynamic inevitability.
Never forget the primary laws of the theoretical thermodynamic.

British Dictionary definitions for thermodynamic

/ˌθɜːməʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/

adjective

of or concerned with thermodynamics

determined by or obeying the laws of thermodynamics

Derived Forms

thermodynamically, adverb

Word Origin and History for thermodynamic

adj.

1849, from thermo- + dynamic (adj.).

thermodynamic in Medicine

thermodynamic ther·mo·dy·nam·ic (thûr'mō-dī-nām'ĭk)
adj.

Characteristic of or resulting from the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.
Of or relating to thermodynamics.