English noun: law of thermodynamics | |||
1. | law of thermodynamics (cognition) (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system | ||
Broader (hypernym) | law, law of nature | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | conservation of energy, first law of thermodynamics, law of conservation of energy, second law of thermodynamics, third law of thermodynamics, zeroth law of thermodynamics | ||
Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||