Vocabulary Entry

adiabatic

|adjective

adjective

Pertaining to a process in which no heat is transferred to or from the system.

Example Sentences

"The adiabatic expansion of the gas caused its temperature to drop."

"In an adiabatic system, all changes in internal energy are due to work done on or by the system."

"The scientists conducted an experiment to demonstrate the principles of adiabatic cooling."