ˌthermodyˈnamic, a.
(see dynamic)
[f. thermo- + dynamic.]
Of or relating to thermodynamics; operating or operated by the transformation of heat into motive power.
| 1849 Thomson (Ld. Kelvin) in Trans. R. Soc. Edin. XVI. 545 A perfect thermo-dynamic engine. 1851 Ibid. XX. 261 In some conceivable ‘thermo-dynamic’ engines. 1853 Rankine in Phil. Trans. (1854) 125 Third Corollary (of Thermo-Dynamic Functions). Ibid. 126 This function which I shall call a Thermo-dynamic Function. 1875 J. D. Everett C.G.S. Syst. Units ix. 54 By thermodynamic principles, the heat converted into mechanical effect in the cycle of operations is [etc.]. 1882 G. H. Darwin in Nature 16 Feb. 361/1 He shows that the sun and earth together constitute a thermodynamic engine whereby the earth's rotation is accelerated. |
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thermodyˈnamical a., in same sense;
ˌthermodyˈnamically adv., in a thermodynamical manner;
ˌthermodynaˈmician,
ˌthermodyˈnamicist,
thermoˈdynamist, one versed in thermodynamics.
| 1860 Maury Phys. Geog. Sea (Low) ii. §129 By no means the only body of warm water that the *thermo-dynamical forces of the ocean keep in motion. 1901 Nature 27 June 210/2 If the equilibrium between the jelly substance and the water was of a purely thermodynamical character. |
| 1889 Thurston in Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Dec. 467 The quantity so wasted varies with the weight of steam worked *thermodynamically each stroke. |
| 1892 Cambr. Univ. Corresp. 15 Mar. 14/1 He failed to make any mark as a ‘*thermodynamician’ during his lifetime. |
| 1889 Academy 26 Oct. 273/3 The mechanical equivalent of heat—the familiar ‘J.’ of *thermodynamicists. |
| 1901 Thurston in Smithsonian Rep. (1902) 267 Prof. De Volson Wood, the greatest of American *thermodynamists of the nineteenth century. |