thermophysics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The overall study of the physics as it relates to heat and temperature, encompassing thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and the kinetic theory of gases; thermal physics

Word forms

thermophysics

Etymology

From thermo- + physics.

Derived words

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