closed system (English, noun)
expansion: closed system (plural closed systems)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A physical system whose interaction with its environment is limited to particular types of transfer, so that certain quantities are conserved within the system.
tags: physical
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
thermodynamics
glosses: A system that can exchange heat and work, but not matter, with its surroundings.
Forms:
form: closed systems
tags: plural