home/glossary/First Law of Thermodynamics

First Law of Thermodynamics

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
conservation of energy
possessive
First Law of Thermodynamics's
pluralpossessive
First Law of Thermodynamicses'