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Meaning of thermotics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The branch of physics that deals with the science of heat.
    archaic, uncountable
  2. thermodynamics
    archaic, uncountable

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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