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adiabatic

ad·i·a·bat·ic [ àddee ə báttik, àydee ə báttik, ày dī ə báttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
without change in heat: describes a thermodynamic process that happens without loss or gain of heat

[Late 19th century. < Greek adiabatos "impassable" < a- "not" + diabainein "go through"]

ad·i·a·bat·i·cal·ly adverb
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