Adiabatic /(ăd`ĭ*ȧ*băt"ĭk)/
Ad·i·a·bat·ic
Adiabatic
a.
- Not giving out or receiving heat. (Physics)
Phrases & Compounds
- Adiabatic line [or] curve
- a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat.