adiabatic meaning

Adjective: adiabatic  `adeeu'batik or `eydeeu'batik

1. Occurring without loss or gain of heat
   "adiabatic expansion"

Antonym: diabatic

Encyclopedia: Adiabatic

[Architecture]

Occurring without the gain or loss of heat.

[Thermodynamics]
Referring to any change in which there is no gain or loss of heat.

• adiabatic compression:    [Thermodynamics]"A ...
• adiabatic cooling:    [Thermodynamics]A ...
• adiabatic curing:    [Architecture]The ...

Examples

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1. an adiabatic wall must be able to block radiation.
2. adiabatic demagnetization is used.
3. the remainder of the power stroke is an adiabatic expansion.
4. the bin walls are adiabatic.
5. in an adiabatic process no heat is allowed to enter or leave the system.