adiabat

noun
adi·​a·​bat | \ ˈa-dē-ə-ˌbat\
variants: or less commonly adiabatic \ ˌa-​dē-​ə-​ˈba-​tik How to pronounce adiabatic (audio) , ˌā-​ˌdī-​ə-​ \
plural -s

Definition of adiabat

: a curve or line plotted using coordinates selected to represent the pressure and volume or the temperature and entropy of matter during an adiabatic process

First Known Use of adiabat

1872, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adiabat

adiabat, back-formation from adiabatic, adjective; adiabatic, from adiabatic, adjective

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