entropy C2+ Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈɛntrəpi/ UK /ˈɛntrəpi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a measure of disorder or of energy unavailable for work in a system The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy tends to increase. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a measure of disorder or of... disorderrandomnesschaosdisorganizationdegradationdecay ↔ Opposites orderorganizationnegentropy Word family Derived forms entropic Related forms enthalpy Etymology AI details Coined in 1865 by Rudolf Clausius from Ancient Greek en- ('in') + tropḗ ('a turning, transformation'), modeled on energy, from trepein ('to turn'). ἐν- Ancient Greek τροπή Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # entropy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛntrəpi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛntrəpi/ ## Meanings 1. a measure of disorder or of energy unavailable for work in a system ## Examples - The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy tends to increase. ## Synonyms - disorder - randomness - chaos - disorganization - degradation - decay ## Antonyms - order - organization - negentropy ## Derived Forms - entropic ## Related Forms - enthalpy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ἐν- - Root: τροπή ## Etymology Coined in 1865 by Rudolf Clausius from Ancient Greek en- ('in') + tropḗ ('a turning, transformation'), modeled on energy, from trepein ('to turn'). ## AI Etymology Entropy was coined in 1865 by Rudolf Clausius from Ancient Greek en- ('in') + tropḗ ('a turning, transformation'), modeled on energy, from trepein ('to turn'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek ἐν- and Ancient Greek τροπή. As a noun, entropy names a measure of disorder or of energy unavailable for work in a system. The same family is visible in derived forms such as entropic and related forms such as enthalpy. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Work & Careers - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown