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thermodynamically

thermodynamically

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In a way that shows how heat and energy move and change in materials
  • adverb
  • /ˌθɜrməʊdaɪˈnæmɪkli/
  • Specialized
: termodinámicamente
  • The UConn cogeneration plant makes all kinds of sense, thermodynamically and environmentally.

Clear of clouds means sinking air thermodynamically.

Examples

  • Most importantly, a fuel cell does not operate under ideal, thermodynamically reversible conditions.

    Academic text (1994)
  • But it is not the thermodynamically stable form, which can be seen when chocolate is heated and then cooled.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Therefore this reaction is thermodynamically close to neutral.

  • So this is a thermodynamically very favourable reaction.

  • I don't think it's thermodynamically possible to do what they're they're doing in the suits.

  • A living being is, thermodynamically speaking, a highly improbable event—a very nonrandom way of organizing atoms.

    Academic text (2001)
  • There is now evidence for a conjecture that the two "amorphs" of water ice are thermodynamically linked to two theorized fluid phases that merge at a critical point.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The computed energy difference (1 kcal/mol) is rather small, and the important fact is that the interconversion is nearly thermodynamically neutral and easily takes place kinetically because of the small barrier.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The chemical reaction is thermodynamically favorable, meaning it can occur spontaneously.

  • In the study of energy systems, we learned that processes can be thermodynamically efficient or inefficient.

Surface Forms

Morphology

thermodynamically = thermodynamic (semi-transparent) = thermo + dynamic + ally

The adverb is formed regularly from the technical adjective 'thermodynamic', but the base belongs to specialized scientific vocabulary.

Etymology

Thermodynamically comes from thermo- meaning 'heat', as in thermometer, and dynamic meaning 'power' or 'force', as in dynamic meaning energetic. So, thermodynamically means 'in a way about heat and energy' and is used when we judge something by the rules that control heat and energy.