adiabatic
adjective/ˌeɪdɪəˈbætɪk/
Frequency rank: #19,366 most common English word
Meaning
Relating to a thermodynamic process in which no heat is exchanged with the surrounding environment.
Example sentence
The compression of gas in the cylinder was assumed to be adiabatic so no heat was exchanged with the surroundings.
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