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isentropic

American  
[ahy-suhn-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ahy-zuhn-] / ˌaɪ sənˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌaɪ zən- /

adjective

Thermodynamics.
  1. having a constant entropy.

  2. of or relating to an isentrope.


isentropic British  
/ ˌaɪsɛnˈtrɒpɪk /

adjective

  1. having or taking place at constant entropy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of isentropic

First recorded in 1870–75; is- + entropic ( def. )

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Let us imagine in the same way all the isentropic curves drawn for homogeneous states.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

In the same way the critical point of the isentropic curves comes nearer to that of the isothermals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

What has been said concerning the relative position of the border-curve and the isentropic curve may be easily tested for points of the border-curve which represent rarefied gaseous states, in the following way.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

As a limiting case we imagine the process to be isentropic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

The border-curve being rather broad at the top, there are many isentropic curves which penetrate the heterogeneous region under a pressure which differs but little from pc.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

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