Thermotics
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thermotics is a noun meaning (archaic) The branch of physics that deals with the science of heat.
Meaning
(archaic) The branch of physics that deals with the science of heat.
More Meanings
- (archaic) thermodynamics
Example Sentences
Electricity seems destined to annex the whole field, not merely of optics, but probably also of thermotics.
Today, a large amount of scientific knowledge must be produced to design new products, not only in sectors such as pharmaceuticals but also in aeronautics and in seemingly more traditional disciplines such as thermotics.
1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences, p.465, London: J.W. Parker, 1837. I employ the term Thermotics, to include all the doctrines respecting heat, which have hitherto been established on proper scientific grounds.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thermology, thermatology, thermometry, thermopathology, thermoeconomics, thermologist.
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