A way of expressing the first law of thermodynamics is that any change in the internal energy (âE) of a system is given by the sum of the heat (q) that flows across its boundaries and the work (w) done on the system by the surroundings: $\Delta E = q + w$.
Adj. 1. transitive-designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning. grammar-the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). intransitive-designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object. Translations.
mathematical equality is transitive, since if x = y and y = z then x = z (Compare) â intransitive. (C16: from Late Latin transitivus from Latin transitus a going over; see transient). â¦ transitively adv. â¦ transitivity, transitiveness n. English Collins Dictionary-English Definition & Thesaurus &nbsp. See also: transitively, transcriptive, transpositive, transitiveness.