thermostatics
/ˌθɜrməˈstætɪks/
noun
- The branch of physics that deals with the study of systems in thermal equilibrium, without considering heat transfer or time-dependent changes.
- In thermostatics, we analyze how temperature and pressure relate in a closed system at rest.
- Students in the advanced physics class studied thermostatics before moving on to more complex topics.
- The professor explained that thermostatics is a simpler model than thermodynamics because it ignores heat flow.