second law of thermodynamics

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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; any spontaneous process results in an increase of entropy

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

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