adiabaticallyadv.
/ˌeɪdʌɪəˈbatᵻkli/, /ˌadɪəˈbatᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌeɪˌdaɪəˈbædək(ə)li/, /ˌædiəˈbædək(ə)li/ Physics.
In an adiabatic manner; without either loss or gain of heat.
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1875 J. D. Everett Illustr. C.G.S. Syst. Units ix. 55 Increase of pressure, adiabatically, from p to p + ω.
1882 Eng. Mech. No. 887. 48 In a non-conducting cylinder, the fluid expanding adiabatically.
1933 A. S. Eddington Expanding Universe iii. 117 When the universe expands the pressure changes adiabatically.
1979 Nature 20 Sept. 200/1 The fully convective star expands adiabatically.
2005 R. E. Newnham Properties of Materials vii. 49 The crystal is depolarized adiabatically to lower the temperature.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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