adjective
adiabatic
ay-dy-uh-BAT-ik/ˌeɪˌdaɪəˈbætɪk/
Occurring without heat transfer to or from the surroundings.
The model treats the rapid compression as an adiabatic process.
Etymology
“Not” plus “go through” gives the image of something impassable, such as an unfordable river. In thermodynamics, this becomes a process in which heat does not pass into or out of the system.
In context
now physically there's two ways that we can obtain an adiabatic process one way is to use an insulated container such as a thermos
More examples
- An adiabatic expansion can lower a gas's temperature.
- The diagram assumes adiabatic walls that prevent heat transfer.
- Students compare adiabatic and isothermal changes in a gas.