heat death

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heet deth]
- /hit dɛθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heet deth]
- /hit dɛθ/

Definitions of heat death words

noun heat death Thermodynamics. (on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy. (in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S. 1
noun heat death (in data transmission and information theory) a measure of the loss of information in a transmitted signal or message. 1
noun heat death (in cosmology) a hypothetical tendency for the universe to attain a state of maximum homogeneity in which all matter is at a uniform temperature (heat death) 1
noun heat death a doctrine of inevitable social decline and degeneration. 1
noun heat death the condition of any closed system when its total entropy is a maximum and it has no available energy. If the universe is a closed system, it should eventually reach this state 0

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Origin of heat death

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Heat death

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heat death popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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