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isobaric

American  
[ahy-suh-bar-ik] / ˌaɪ səˈbær ɪk /

adjective

  1. Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.

  2. Physics, Chemistry. of or relating to isobars.


isobaric British  
/ ˌaɪsəʊˈbærɪk /

adjective

  1. Also: isopiestic.  having equal atmospheric pressure

  2. of or relating to isobars

"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 isobaric

First recorded in 1875–80; isobar + -ic

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Examples should include P–V diagrams — isochoric process, isothermal process, isobaric process, adiabatic process.

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Is the same true for isobaric and isochoric processes?

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Figure 15.10 An isobaric expansion of a gas requires heat transfer to keep the pressure constant.

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Among them are the isobaric, isochoric, isothermal and adiabatic processes.

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The isobaric and wind charts show that on the whole the winds blow out from the inner polar basin, especially in winter and spring.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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