Glossary · term
Adiabatic
Thermodynamics
- Aliases
- adiabat, adiabatically, isentropic
- Domain
- Thermodynamics
Definition
A process with no heat exchanged with the surroundings — because it is insulated, or because it happens too fast for heat to move. Compression and expansion strokes in engines are close to it.
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