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Detailed Synonyms for second law of thermodynamics in English
second law of thermodynamics:
second law of thermodynamics [the ~] noun
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the 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 1the 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 1