đồng nhiệt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Homothermal / Homeothermic: Refers to an organism, typically a bird or mammal, that maintains a constant internal body temperature regardless of the external environment. This is a biological and physiological term.
- Isothermal: In physics or engineering, describes a process or condition occurring at a constant temperature.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Biological):
- Con người là sinh vật đồng nhiệt. (Humans are homothermal organisms.)
- Khả năng đồng nhiệt giúp chim sống ở vùng khí hậu lạnh. (Homeothermy allows birds to live in cold climates.)
- Adjective (Physical):
- Quá trình nén đồng nhiệt. (An isothermal compression process.)
Advanced Usage
- "Sự đồng nhiệt": The state or quality of being homothermal or isothermal; homeothermy or isothermality.
- Sự đồng nhiệt là đặc trưng của lớp Thú. (Homeothermy is a characteristic of the Mammalia class.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đẳng nhiệt: This is a more common synonym for "isothermal" in physical contexts.
- Đường đẳng nhiệt (n): isotherm (a line on a map or chart connecting points of equal temperature).
Synonyms
- Warm-blooded: Common informal synonym for homothermal in biology.
- Homeothermic: Scientific synonym for maintaining constant body temperature.
- Isothermal: Scientific synonym for constant temperature processes.
Related Scientific Terms
- Biến nhiệt (adj): Poikilothermic (cold-blooded); having a variable body temperature.
- Cá và bò sát là sinh vật biến nhiệt. (Fish and reptiles are poikilothermic organisms.)