Definition of adiabatic in English:
adiabatic
adjective ˌeɪdʌɪəˈbatɪkˌadɪəˈbatɪk
Physics 1Relating to or denoting a process or condition in which heat does not enter or leave the system concerned.
the adiabatic expansion of a perfect gas
Example sentencesExamples
- The quantum and classical Carnot engines therefore operate in the same way - a closed cycle of two isothermal and two adiabatic processes.
- This is what makes the air cooler higher up: the process is called adiabatic expansion/compression.
- My genetic code has been perfected by an intricate adiabatic process over ten decades, and I am practically immortal.
- Entropy, according to the 2nd law, can indeed remain constant but only either in reversible adiabatic processes or in reversible cycles.
- Working closely with environmental engineers, Arup New York, it settled on a passive climate controlled system known as adiabatic cooling, which takes advantage of the hot arid climate.
- 1.1 Impassable to heat.
noun ˌeɪdʌɪəˈbatɪkˌadɪəˈbatɪk
Physics A curve or formula representing adiabatic phenomena.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the thermal plane, the adiabatics appear as straight lines corresponding to different entropies.
Derivatives
adverb
Physics It changes adiabatically as the slow enzymatic reaction progresses.
Example sentencesExamples
- The latter ensures that a ‘fossil record’ of any heating or cooling is kept even if the gas subsequently changes its pressure adiabatically (under energy conservation).
- The batch of mantle ascends adiabatically, whereas the geotherm becomes conductive.
- Most current machines can therefore rely on inertial cooling - in other words the components are simply allowed to heat up adiabatically and then cooled slowly between pulses.
- Air temperatures at 2 m height at other parts of the quadrangle were assumed to vary adiabatically from the reference location measurements at - 5.5 C / km increase in elevation.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek adiabatos 'impassable', from a- 'not' + dia 'through' + batos 'passable' (from bainein 'go'), + -ic.