heat death

heat death

English

Noun

heat death (plural heat deaths)

1. (physics) The state of a thermodynamic system having reached a maximum entropy; temperature is uniform throughout, and no energy is available to do work

Derived terms

• heat death of the universe

Translations

state of a thermodynamic system

Chinese: 热寂 (rè jì) Finnish: lämpökuolema

German: Wärmetod m Russian: теплова́я смерть f (teplovája smertʹ)

See also

• equilibrium