adiabatic
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/ˌeɪdaɪəˈbætɪk/
English
Definitions
adjective
- (of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).
- (of a process) That involves the slow change of the Hamiltonian of a system from its initial value to a final value.
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Synonyms
lapseisentropicnonconductingnonconductiveinsulatedheatproofheatlessheat-sealednonthermalisolatedimperviousimpermeablesealedclosedself-containedcutoff