Meanings
nounperpetual motion machine of the second kind (plural perpetual motion machines of the second kind)
plural perpetual motion machines of the second kind
- natural sciencesA perpetual motion machine that spontaneously converts thermal energy into mechanical work.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 第二類永動機 /第二类永动机
- 第二類永動機 /第二类永动机 (dì-èr lèi yǒngdòngjī)perpetual motion machine
Finnish toisen lajin ikiliikkuja
- toisen lajin ikiliikkujaperpetual motion machine
German Perpetuum mobile zweiter Art
- Perpetuum mobile zweiter Artperpetual motion machine
Polish perpetuum mobile drugiego stopnia
- perpetuum mobile drugiego stopniaperpetual motion machine
Romanian perpetuum mobile de speța a doua
- perpetuum mobile de speța a douaperpetual motion machine
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