Meanings
- astronomyA theoretical future state of the universe in which the universe attains thermodynamic equilibrium and a further increase of entropy is no longer possible.
Synonyms: Big Chill, Big Freeze
- excessivehumorousThe end of time; the end of a very long time.
I still think he's wrong, but I gave in because I knew he would argue about it until the heat death of the universe.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA theoretical future state of the universe in which the universe attains thermodynamic equilibrium and a further increase of entropy is no longer possible.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 熱寂 /热寂
- 熱寂 /热寂 (rèjì)theoretical future state
Finnish maailmankaikkeuden lämpökuolema
- maailmankaikkeuden lämpökuolematheoretical future state
French mort thermique de l'univers
- mort thermique de l'universtheoretical future state
German Wärmetod
- Wärmetodtheoretical future state
Hungarian az univerzum hőhalála
- az univerzum hőhalálatheoretical future state
Irish teasbhás na cruinne
- teasbhás na cruinnetheoretical future state
Polish śmierć cieplna Wszechświata
- śmierć cieplna Wszechświatatheoretical future state
Spanish muerte térmica del universo
- muerte térmica del universotheoretical future state
Swedish värmedöden
- värmedödentheoretical future state
Vietnamese cái chết nhiệt của vũ trụ
- cái chết nhiệt của vũ trụtheoretical future state
Cite this entry
heat death of the universe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20death%20of%20the%20universe
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