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.
Here the subject is actually in the sentence and the power of the verb is weakened by passive voice construction. First and foremost, a transitive verb is an action verb. Second, it requires a direct object to complete its meaning in the sentence.In other words, the action of the verb is transferred to the object directly.r put another way, does someone or something receive the action of the verb. If it does, then the verb is transitive and the person or thing that receives its action is the direct object. [In the following examples, the transitive verb is bold and the direct object is underlined.