Glossary of thermodynamics terms definition and meaning

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Glossary of thermodynamics terms definition and meaning

absolute pressure	absolute_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
bar	bar_definition_and_meaning.html
barometer	barometer_definition_and_meaning.html
boundary	boundary_definition_and_meaning.html
bourdon tube	bourdon_tube_definition_and_meaning.html
british thermal unit	british_thermal_unit_definition_and_meaning.html
calorie	calorie_definition_and_meaning.html
celsius scale	celsius_scale_definition_and_meaning.html
chemical energy	chemical_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
chemical equilibrium	chemical_equilibrium_definition_and_meaning.html
classical thermodynamics	classical_thermodynamics_definition_and_meaning.html
closed system	closed_system_definition_and_meaning.html
continuum	continuum_definition_and_meaning.html
control surface	control_surface_definition_and_meaning.html
control volume, or open system	control_volume_or_open_system_definition_and_meaning.html
cycle	cycle_definition_and_meaning.html
density	density_definition_and_meaning.html
dimensionally homogeneous	dimensionally_homogeneous_definition_and_meaning.html
dimensions	dimensions_definition_and_meaning.html
english system	english_system_definition_and_meaning.html
equilibrium	equilibrium_definition_and_meaning.html
extensive properties	extensive_properties_definition_and_meaning.html
fahrenheit scale	fahrenheit_scale_definition_and_meaning.html
gage pressure	gage_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
gravitational acceleration	gravitational_acceleration_definition_and_meaning.html
ideal gas temperature scale	ideal_gas_temperature_scale_definition_and_meaning.html
incompressible substances	incompressible_substances_definition_and_meaning.html
independent properties	independent_properties_definition_and_meaning.html
intensive properties	intensive_properties_definition_and_meaning.html
internal energy	internal_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
iso	iso_definition_and_meaning.html
isobaric process	isobaric_process_definition_and_meaning.html
isochoric (or isometric) process	isochoric_or_isometric_process_definition_and_meaning.html
isolated system	isolated_system_definition_and_meaning.html
isothermal process	isothermal_process_definition_and_meaning.html
joule	joule_definition_and_meaning.html
kelvin scale	kelvin_scale_definition_and_meaning.html
kilojoule	kilojoule_definition_and_meaning.html
kilopascal	kilopascal_definition_and_meaning.html
kinetic energy	kinetic_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
latent energy	latent_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
macroscopic	macroscopic_definition_and_meaning.html
manometer	manometer_definition_and_meaning.html
mechanical equilibrium	mechanical_equilibrium_definition_and_meaning.html
megapascal	megapascal_definition_and_meaning.html
metric si	metric_si_definition_and_meaning.html
microscopic	microscopic_definition_and_meaning.html
newton (n)	newton_n_definition_and_meaning.html
nuclear energy	nuclear_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
open system or control volume	open_system_or_control_volume_definition_and_meaning.html
pascal	pascal_definition_and_meaning.html
pascal's law	pascal_s_law_definition_and_meaning.html
pascal's principle	pascal_s_principle_definition_and_meaning.html
path of a process	path_of_a_process_definition_and_meaning.html
phase equilibrium	phase_equilibrium_definition_and_meaning.html
piezoelectric (or press-electric) effect	piezoelectric_or_press_electric_effect_definition_and_meaning.html
potential energy	potential_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
pound-force (lbf)	pound_force_lbf_definition_and_meaning.html
pressure	pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
pressure transducers	pressure_transducers_definition_and_meaning.html
primary or fundamental dimensions	primary_or_fundamental_dimensions_definition_and_meaning.html
problem-solving technique	problem_solving_technique_definition_and_meaning.html
process	process_definition_and_meaning.html
property	property_definition_and_meaning.html
quasi-static, or quasi-equilibrium, process	quasi_static_or_quasi_equilibrium_process_definition_and_meaning.html
rankine scale	rankine_scale_definition_and_meaning.html
secondary dimensions, or derived dimensions	secondary_dimensions_or_derived_dimensions_definition_and_meaning.html
sensible energy	sensible_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
simple compressible system	simple_compressible_system_definition_and_meaning.html
specific gravity, or relative density	specific_gravity_or_relative_density_definition_and_meaning.html
specific properties	specific_properties_definition_and_meaning.html
specific volume	specific_volume_definition_and_meaning.html
specific weight	specific_weight_definition_and_meaning.html
state	state_definition_and_meaning.html
state postulate	state_postulate_definition_and_meaning.html
stationary systems	stationary_systems_definition_and_meaning.html
statistical thermodynamics	statistical_thermodynamics_definition_and_meaning.html
steady	steady_definition_and_meaning.html
steady-flow devices	steady_flow_devices_definition_and_meaning.html
steady-flow process	steady_flow_process_definition_and_meaning.html
surroundings	surroundings_definition_and_meaning.html
thermal energy	thermal_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
thermal equilibrium	thermal_equilibrium_definition_and_meaning.html
thermodynamic equilibrium	thermodynamic_equilibrium_definition_and_meaning.html
thermodynamic system	thermodynamic_system_definition_and_meaning.html
thermodynamic temperature scale	thermodynamic_temperature_scale_definition_and_meaning.html
thermodynamics	thermodynamics_definition_and_meaning.html
total energy	total_energy_definition_and_meaning.html
triple point	triple_point_definition_and_meaning.html
uniform	uniform_definition_and_meaning.html
units	units_definition_and_meaning.html
vacuum pressure	vacuum_pressure_definition_and_meaning.html
weight	weight_definition_and_meaning.html
work	work_definition_and_meaning.html
zeroth law of thermodynamics	zeroth_law_of_thermodynamics_definition_and_meaning.html