单词 | thermotics |
释义 | > as lemmastherˈmotics therˈmotics n. (plural) the science of heat, thermology. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > science of heat or fire thermotics1831 pyrosophy1832 thermology1838 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > [noun] > science or study of pyrology1731 thermotics1831 thermology1838 thermal analysis1925 1831 W. Whewell Let. 18 Sept. in I. Todhunter William Whewell (1876) II. 132 It is very true that we very much want a name for the part of science which treats of light..also..that which treats of Heat... [In my MSS.] I have called one Photistics and the other Thermotics. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. II. viii. Introd. 293 Acoustics, Optics, and Thermotics. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. II. x. Introd. 465 I employ the term Thermotics, to include all the doctrines respecting heat. 1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) II. vii. 362 Fourier..employed himself in raising thermotics to a science. < as lemmas |
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