theory of relationship between heat and mechanical energy, 1854, from thermodynamic (adj.); also see -ics. "The consideration of moving forces, though suggested by the form of the word, does not enter into the subject to any considerable extent" [Century Dictionary].
权威例句
1. the laws of thermodynamics
热力学定律
2. Thermodynamics is a hard course to teach.
热力学是很难教的一门课。
3. What light does this discussion throw on the second law of thermodynamics?
这种讨论阐明了热力学第二定律的什么问题?
4. In thermodynamics we usually deal with functions of two or more variables.
在热力学中,我们经常涉及两个或更多变量的函数.
5. On the other hand, we may resort to argument from thermodynamics.