adiabatic

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Synonyms: diabatic, adiabat, diabetic, anabatic, diabasic, adiabatics

Antonyms: diabatic, adiabat, diabetic, anabatic, diabasic, adiabatics

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|physics|thermodynamics|of a [[process]]}} Without [[gain]] or [[loss]] of [[heat]] (and thus with no change in [[entropy]], in the [[quasistatic]] approximation).
2. {{lb|en|physics|quantum mechanics|of a process}} Involving the slow change of the [[Hamiltonian]] of a system from its initial value to a final value.

Noun

1. An adiabatic curve or graph

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