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Coined by William Whewell, 1831, along with photistics. See thermo-.
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Today it means: The branch of physics that deals with the science of heat. Full definition →
Coined by William Whewell, 1831, along with photistics. See thermo-.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.