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thermostatics

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thermostatics [ˌθɜːməˈstætɪks]
n
(Physics / General Physics) (functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium

thermostatics
the science or study of the equilibrium of heat.
See also: Heat, Physics
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Noun1.thermostatics - the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium
thermodynamics - the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy


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