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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition under which two substances in physical contact with each other exchange no heat energy. Two substances in thermal equilibrium are said to be at the same temperature.
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- noun a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
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