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.
Notice that the first sentence has two words following the verb hit. The second sentence doesnât have words after the verb sang. These two facts lead us to a discussion on transitive and intransitive verbs. Transitive verbs are action verbs that have an object to receive that action. In the first sentence above, the direct object ball received the action of the verb hit. Here are some more examples of transitive verbs: I baked some cookies.