isothermal

American  

[ahy-suh-thur-muhl] / ˌaɪ səˈθɜr məl /

Or isothermic

adjective

1. occurring at constant temperature.

2. pertaining to an isotherm.

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noun

1. Meteorology. an isotherm.

isothermal British  

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈθɜːməl /

adjective

1. (of a process or change) taking place at constant temperature

2. of or relating to an isotherm

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noun

1. another word for isotherm

isothermal Scientific  

/ ī′sə-thûr′məl /

1. Relating to or indicating equal or constant temperatures.

2. Relating to a process, usually changes of pressure and volume, occurring at a constant temperature and following Boyle's Law.

3. Relating to an isotherm.

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Other Word Forms

• isothermally adverb

Etymology

Origin of isothermal

1820–30; < French isotherme isothermal (< Greek iso- iso- + thérmē heat) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

"Knowledge of Bernoulli's law, the ideal gas law, and isothermal expansion are the three ingredients we baked into a model to explore how this device worked," Lipscombe said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

"But when it's in that isothermal layer... between the surface and 180 metres... the sound behaves really quite straight."

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

The reverse isothermal and adiabatic paths are BA and CA, respectively.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

It is unlikely that a process can be isothermal unless it is a very slow process.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The isothermal surfaces are replaced by surfaces of equal pressure, while lines of flow in one are also lines of flow in the other.37 Fig.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew