Associations to the word «Adiabatic»

Wiktionary

ADIABATIC, adjective. (physics) (thermodynamics) (of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).
ADIABATIC, adjective. (physics) (quantum mechanics) (of a process) That involves the slow change of the Hamiltonian of a system from its initial value to a final value.
ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE, noun. (meteorology) The rate of decrease of temperature with height of a parcel of dry air lifted upward through the atmosphere with no addition or deletion of heat.
ADIABATIC WALL, noun. Any interface through which there is no transfer of heat or entropy

Dictionary definition

ADIABATIC, adjective. Occurring without loss or gain of heat; "adiabatic expansion".

Wise words

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