law of thermodynamics

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   (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system

   Broaderlaw

   Narrowersecond law of thermodynamicsthird law of thermodynamicszeroth law of thermodynamicsconservation of energy

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Questions about law of thermodynamics

What does law of thermodynamics mean?

law of thermodynamics means "(physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system".

Is law of thermodynamics a common word?

law of thermodynamics is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.