Glossary of physics and thermodynamics terms meaning and definition

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Glossary of physics and thermodynamics terms meaning and definition

absolute pressure	absolute_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
absolute temperature	absolute_temperature_definition_and_meaning.html
absolute zero	absolute_zero_definition_and_meaning.html
air conditioning	air_conditioning_definition_and_meaning.html
air conditioning unit	air_conditioning_unit_definition_and_meaning.html
ambient temperature	ambient_temperature_definition_and_meaning.html
atmospheric pressure	atmospheric_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
back pressure	back_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
barometer	barometer_definition_and_meaning.html
boiling point	boiling_point_definition_and_meaning.html
boiling temperature/low side saturation temperature	boiling_temperature_low_side_saturation_temperature_definition_and_meaning.html
bourdon tube	bourdon_tube_definition_and_meaning.html
capacity (refrigerating)	capacity_refrigerating_definition_and_meaning.html
celsius scale	celsius_scale_definition_and_meaning.html
compressor	compressor_definition_and_meaning.html
condenser	condenser_definition_and_meaning.html
condensing	condensing_definition_and_meaning.html
condensing temperature/high side saturation temperature	condensing_temperature_high_side_saturation_temperature_definition_and_meaning.html
defrosting	defrosting_definition_and_meaning.html
defrosting cycle	defrosting_cycle_definition_and_meaning.html
de-humidify	de_humidify_definition_and_meaning.html
density	density_definition_and_meaning.html
discharge pressure	discharge_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
discharge temperature	discharge_temperature_definition_and_meaning.html
domestic refrigerator	domestic_refrigerator_definition_and_meaning.html
energy	energy_definition_and_meaning.html
evaporation	evaporation_definition_and_meaning.html
evaporator	evaporator_definition_and_meaning.html
evaporating pressure	evaporating_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
fluid	fluid_definition_and_meaning.html
fluorinated hydrocarbons	fluorinated_hydrocarbons_definition_and_meaning.html
freezing point	freezing_point_definition_and_meaning.html
freon	freon_definition_and_meaning.html
gas	gas_definition_and_meaning.html
gauge	gauge_definition_and_meaning.html
head pressure, discharge pressure, high-side pressure	head_pressure_discharge_pressure_high_side_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
heat	heat_definition_and_meaning.html
hg	hg_definition_and_meaning.html
high-side	high_side_definition_and_meaning.html
kelvin scale	kelvin_scale_definition_and_meaning.html
kilowatt	kilowatt_definition_and_meaning.html
latent heat	latent_heat_definition_and_meaning.html
latent heat of evaporation	latent_heat_of_evaporation_definition_and_meaning.html
latent heat of fusion	latent_heat_of_fusion_definition_and_meaning.html
leak detector	leak_detector_definition_and_meaning.html
liquid	liquid_definition_and_meaning.html
liquid indicator or `sight glass'	liquid_indicator_or_sight_glass_definition_and_meaning.html
liquid line	liquid_line_definition_and_meaning.html
liquid receiver	liquid_receiver_definition_and_meaning.html
load	load_definition_and_meaning.html
low- side	low_side_definition_and_meaning.html
low-side pressure	low_side_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
open-type system	open_type_system_definition_and_meaning.html
polystyrene	polystyrene_definition_and_meaning.html
power	power_definition_and_meaning.html
pressure	pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
radiation	radiation_definition_and_meaning.html
refrigerant	refrigerant_definition_and_meaning.html
refrigerating system	refrigerating_system_definition_and_meaning.html
saturated liquid	saturated_liquid_definition_and_meaning.html
saturated vapour	saturated_vapour_definition_and_meaning.html
saturation	saturation_definition_and_meaning.html
sealed units	sealed_units_definition_and_meaning.html
sensible heat	sensible_heat_definition_and_meaning.html
solenoid valve	solenoid_valve_definition_and_meaning.html
solid	solid_definition_and_meaning.html
specific heat	specific_heat_definition_and_meaning.html
specific volume	specific_volume_definition_and_meaning.html
sub-cooled	sub_cooled_definition_and_meaning.html
suction line	suction_line_definition_and_meaning.html
suction pressure	suction_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
superheat	superheat_definition_and_meaning.html
superheated vapour	superheated_vapour_definition_and_meaning.html
temperature	temperature_definition_and_meaning.html
thermodynamics	thermodynamics_definition_and_meaning.html
thermometer	thermometer_definition_and_meaning.html
thermostat	thermostat_definition_and_meaning.html
vacuum	vacuum_definition_and_meaning.html