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ˌæd i əˈbæt ɪk, ˌeɪ daɪ ə-adi·a·bat·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
adiabaticadjective
occurring without loss or gain of heat
"adiabatic expansion"
Wiktionary
adiabaticadjective
Occurring without gain or loss of heat.
Etymology: From ‘impassable’, from ‘not’ + ‘through’ + ‘passable’, from ‘to go’.
Wikipedia
adiabatic
In thermodynamics, an adiabatic process (Greek: adiábatos, "impassable") is a type of thermodynamic process that occurs without transferring heat or mass between the thermodynamic system and its environment. Unlike an isothermal process, an adiabatic process transfers energy to the surroundings only as work. As a key concept in thermodynamics, the adiabatic process supports the theory that explains the first law of thermodynamics. Some chemical and physical processes occur too rapidly for energy to enter or leave the system as heat, allowing a convenient "adiabatic approximation". For example, the adiabatic flame temperature uses this approximation to calculate the upper limit of flame temperature by assuming combustion loses no heat to its surroundings. In meteorology and oceanography, adiabatic cooling produces condensation of moisture or salinity, oversaturating the parcel. Therefore, the excess must be removed. There, the process becomes a pseudo-adiabatic process whereby the liquid water or salt that condenses is assumed to be removed upon formation by idealized instantaneous precipitation. The pseudoadiabatic process is only defined for expansion because a compressed parcel becomes warmer and remains undersaturated.
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adiabatic
Adiabatic refers to a process or condition in which there is no exchange of heat or matter between a system and its surroundings. Consequently, any changes that occur in the system are due to the system's internal properties. It is often used in thermodynamics and physics to describe certain types of energy transfer processes.
Webster Dictionary
Adiabaticadjective
not giving out or receiving heat
Etymology: [Gr. 'adia`batos not passable; 'a priv. + dia` through + bai`nein to go.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adiabatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
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The numerical value of adiabatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- adiabàticCatalan, Valencian
- adiabatischGerman
- αδιαβατικόςGreek
- adiabáticoSpanish
- adiabatikoBasque
- adiabaattinenFinnish
- adiabatiqueFrench
- स्थिरोष्मHindi
- adiabaticoItalian
- adiabáticoPortuguese
- адиабати́ческийRussian
- адиабатски, adijabatskiSerbo-Croatian
- adiabatiskSwedish
- 絕熱的Chinese
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