Adiabatic — may refer to:*In physics,:Adiabatic invariant:*In thermodynamics,::*Adiabatic process::*Adiabatic index:*In quantum mechanics,::*Adiabatic theorem *In electronics.:*Adiabatic Logic:*Adiabatic circuits *In carbohydrate chemistry.:*Adiabatic Maps… … Wikipedia
Adiabatic — Ad i*a*bat ic, a. [Gr. ? not passable; a priv. + ? through + ? to go.] (Physics) Not giving out or receiving heat. {Ad i*a*bat ic*al*ly}, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Note: The adiabatic expansion of carbon dioxide from a compressed container… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adiabatic — (adj.) 1838, from Gk. adiabatos not to be passed through, from a not + dia through + batos passable, from bainein to go (see COME (Cf. come)) … Etymology dictionary
adiabatic — [ad΄ē ə bat′ik, ad΄ī əbat′ik] adj. [< Gr adiabatos, not to be passed < a , not + dia, through + bainein, to go: see COME] Physics of a process that occurs without loss or gain of heat adiabatically adv … English World dictionary
Adiabatic — Without loss or gain of heat to a system. An adiabatic change is a change in volume and pressure of a parcel of gas without an exchange of heat between the parcel and its surroundings. In reference to a steam turbine, the adiabatic efficiency… … Energy terms
adiabatic — adjective Etymology: Greek adiabatos impassable, from a + diabatos passable, from diabainein to go across, from dia + bainein to go more at come Date: 1859 occurring without loss or gain of heat < adiabatic expansion of a gas > • adiabatically … New Collegiate Dictionary
adiabatic — adiabatically, adv. /ad ee euh bat ik, ay duy euh /, adj. occurring without gain or loss of heat (opposed to diabatic): an adiabatic process. [1875 80; < Gk adiábat(os) incapable of being crossed (a A 6 + dia DIA + ba (s. of baínein to cross) +… … Universalium
adiabatic — adjective /ædɪəˈbætɪk/ Occurring without gain or loss of heat. Talk of dynamic compression and adiabatic gradients didnt carry as much weight as the certainty of its conscious intent. Ant: diabatic … Wiktionary
adiabatic — Thermally insulated or self contained (i.e., without heat entering or leaving the body). Examples of adiabatic heating and cooling when a piston moves up and down in a cylinder … Aviation dictionary
adiabatic — ad•i•a•bat•ic [[t]ˌæd i əˈbæt ɪk, ˌeɪ daɪ ə [/t]] adj. thr occurring without gain or loss of heat: an adiabatic process[/ex] • Etymology: 1875–80; < Gk adiábat(os) incapable of being crossed ad i•a•bat′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
