thermodynamic temperature
Noun
Meaning
thermodynamic temperature (plural thermodynamic temperatures)
(physics) Temperature defined in terms of the laws of thermodynamics rather than the properties of a real material: expressed in kelvins.
Examples
Definition of thermodynamic temperature The thermodynamic temperature is defined by the second law of thermodynamics and its consequences.
Choosing then one fixed reference temperature (i.e. triple point of water), we establish the thermodynamic temperature scale.
ITS-90 gives a practical means of estimating the thermodynamic temperature to a very high degree of accuracy.
ITS-90 is then designed to represent the thermodynamic temperature as closely as possible throughout its range.
Rather, the definition of absolute thermodynamic temperature is best left till the second law is available as a conceptual basis.
The International System of Units specifies a particular scale for thermodynamic temperature.