This is also known as thelaw of conservation of energy. The first law of thermodynamics is the application of the conservation of energy principle to heat and thermodynamic processes. The first law makes use of the key concepts of internal energy, heat, and system work. It is used extensively in the discussion of heat engines.
Definition of associate. 1 : closely connected (as in function or office) with another : sharing in responsibility or authority associate judges. 2 : having secondary or subordinate status associate membership in a society.
What is ASSOCIATION? The act of a number of persons who unite or join together for some special purpose or business. The union of a company of persons for the transaction of designated affairs, or the attainment of some common object. An unincorporated society; a body of persons united and acting together without a charter, but upon the methods and forms used by incorporated bodies for the prosecution of some common enterprise.