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has gloss	(noun) (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system law of thermodynamics
lexicalization	eng: law of thermodynamics
subclass of	(noun) a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" law of nature, law
has subclass	(noun) 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 second law of thermodynamics
has subclass	(noun) law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero third law of thermodynamics
has subclass	(noun) the law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other zeroth law of thermodynamics
has subclass	(noun) the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes conservation of energy, first law of thermodynamics, law of conservation of energy

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has category	(noun) the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" natural philosophy, physics