thermodynamically

Thân thiện

This process is thermodynamically impossible.

Definition

Adverb: - In a manner relating to or according to the principles of thermodynamics: This describes an action, process, or analysis performed from the perspective of thermodynamics, the branch of physics concerned with heat, work, temperature, and energy.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • This reaction is thermodynamically favorable. (The feasibility of this reaction is assessed based on the laws of thermodynamics.)
  • The process was analyzed thermodynamically to determine its efficiency. (The analysis of the process was conducted using thermodynamic principles.)
  • The reference context states: "this phenomenon is thermodynamically impossible." (This phenomenon violates the fundamental laws of thermodynamics.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thermodynamically speaking": Used to introduce a statement or conclusion based on thermodynamic reasoning.
  • Thermodynamically speaking, a perpetual motion machine cannot exist.
• "Thermodynamically stable/unstable": Describes the state of a system relative to its lowest energy configuration as defined by thermodynamics.
  • The compound is thermodynamically unstable and will decompose over time.

Variants and Related Words

• Thermodynamic (adjective): Pertaining to thermodynamics.
  • The thermodynamic properties of the system were measured.
• Thermodynamics (noun): The scientific discipline itself.
  • The first law of thermodynamics concerns the conservation of energy.

Synonyms

• Energetically (in some scientific contexts, though less precise): From an energy perspective.
• From a thermodynamic perspective/viewpoint: According to thermodynamics.

Antonyms

• Kinetically (in scientific contexts): In a manner relating to the rate or speed of a process, which is a separate consideration from its thermodynamic feasibility. A process can be thermodynamically favorable but kinetically slow.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with respect to thermodynamics
   • this phenomenon is thermodynamically impossible