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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|�διάβα�ο� �impassable�, from polytonic|� �not� + polytonic|διά �through� + polytonic|βα��� �passable�, from polytonic|βαίνειν �to go�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ædɪ��bætɪk/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ætɪk|-ætɪk
Adjective
en-adj|-
- context|physics italbrac|of a thermodynamic process occur|Occurring without gain or loss of heat.
#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 737:
#*:Talk of dynamic compression and adiabatic gradients didn't carry as much weight as the certainty of its conscious intent.
Translations
trans-top|Occurring without gain or loss of heat.
Chinese: t|zh|���
Croatian: t-|hr|adijabatski
Finnish: t+|fi|adiabaattinen
trans-mid
German: t|de|adiabatisch
Italian: adiabatico
trans-bottom
Derived terms
subadiabatic
superadiabatic
ar:adiabatic
fr:adiabatic
io:adiabatic
pl:adiabatic
ru:adiabatic
vi:adiabatic
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