second_law_of_thermodynamics (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *second law of thermodynamics*:
NOUN	cognition	second law of thermodynamics	a law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperature

Englishsecond law of thermodynamics: 1 sense noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperature; any spontaneous process results in an increase / increase of entropy.
Broader	law of thermodynamics	(physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system
Spanish	segunda ley de la termodinámica
Catalan	segona llei de la termodinàmica, segon principi de la termodinàmica

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