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Laws of Thermodynamics

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adiabatic
adjective
occurring without heat gain or loss
arrow of time
noun
distinguishes the direction of time and exhibits time asymmetry
carnot cycle
noun
ideal cycle of reversible engine operations giving maximum efficiency
celsius
noun
temperature scale
degrees
noun
unit of measure of temperature or pressure
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entropy
noun
function of thermodynamic variables that's a measure of unavailable energy for work during process
fahrenheit
noun
temperature scale devised by German physicist
first law of thermodynamics
noun
law saying energy of isolated system is constant despite any changes within the system
isobaric
adjective
pertaining one of at least two atoms having equal atomic weight but different atomic numbers
isochoric
adjective
performed under constant volume
isothermal
adjective
occurring at constant temperature
kelvin
noun
absolute scale of temperature
reversible system
noun
system almost entirely in equilibrium all the time
second law of thermodynamics
noun
says heat can't transfer from colder to hotter body without change to other bodies in same system
temperature
noun
measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance
thermal contact
noun
when a thermodynamic system can exchange energy with another system through the process of heat
thermal equilibrium
noun
condition in which two substances in physical contact exchange no heat energy
thermal expansion
noun
tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a change in temperature
thermodynamics
noun
science concerned with relations between heat and mechanical energy or work
thermometer
noun
instrument for measuring temperature

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