FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does first law of thermodynamics mean? 

• FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS (noun)
  The noun FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS has 1 sense:

1. the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes

  Familiarity information: FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS used as a noun is very rare.

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• FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS (noun)

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Meaning:

The fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

conservation of energy; first law of thermodynamics; law of conservation of energy

Hypernyms ("first law of thermodynamics" is a kind of...):

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

conservation ((physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations)