(of a thermodynamic process) taking place without loss or gain of heat
noun
2.
a curve or surface on a graph representing the changes in two or more characteristics (such as pressure and volume) of a system undergoing an adiabatic process
Word origin
C19: from Greek adiabatos not to be crossed, impassable (to heat), from a-1 + diabatos passable, from dia- across + bainein to go
adiabatic in American English
(ˌædiəˈbætɪk; ˌ ædaɪəˈbætɪk)
adjective
Physics
of a process that occurs without loss or gain of heat
Derived forms
adiabatically (ˌadiaˈbatically)
adverb
Word origin
< Gr adiabatos, not to be passed < a-, not + dia, through + bainein, to go: see come
adiabatic in Chemical Engineering
(ædiəbætɪk)
adjective
(Chemical Engineering: General)
An adiabatic process is one in which no heat is taken in or given out.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ process
In thermodynamics, an adiabatic process is a thermodynamic process in which the net heat transfer to or from theworking fluid is zero.
An adiabatic process is a process in which no heat is exchanged with the environment.
An adiabatic process is one in which no heat is taken in or given out.