thermoeconomics

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noun

A branch of economics that incorporates theories from thermodynamics

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Meanings

nounthermoeconomics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsA branch of economics that incorporates theories from thermodynamics

    Environomic analysis is an extension of thermoeconomics [1,2], which takes into consideration not only energy, exergy and costs, but also pollution and degradation of the environment.

    2012, P.A. Pilavachi, Energy Efficiency in Process Technology, page 141

Origin

From thermo- + economics.

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APA

thermoeconomics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoeconomics

MLA

“thermoeconomics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoeconomics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermoeconomics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoeconomics.

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