Adiabatic
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adjective.
Of, relating to, or being a reversible thermodynamic process that occurs without gain or loss of heat and without a change in entropy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Without transference: used in
thermodynamics
of a change in volume, whether by expansion or contraction, unaccompanied by a gain or loss of heat.
noun.
An adiabatic line.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Not giving out or receiving heat.
adjective.
a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat.
adjective.
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adjective.
(of a
thermodynamic
process
)
Occurring
without
gain
or
loss
of
heat
.
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adjective.
occurring without loss or gain of heat
Word Usage
""… there need be no entropy generated in adiabatic processes – which occur frequently in living systems …"."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
diabatic
cross-reference
line
Equivalent
curve
Form
adiabat
adiabatically
subadiabatic
superadiabatic
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