isothermal
Americanadjective
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(of a process or change) taking place at constant temperature
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of or relating to an isotherm
noun
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Relating to or indicating equal or constant temperatures.
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Relating to a process, usually changes of pressure and volume, occurring at a constant temperature and following Boyle's Law.
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Relating to an isotherm.
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Etymology
Origin of isothermal
1820–30; < French isotherme isothermal (< Greek iso- iso- + thérmē heat) + -al 1
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"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 cycle comprises two isothermal and two adiabatic processes.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The reverse isothermal and adiabatic paths are BA and CA, respectively.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Mr., map of isothermal lines, 93.Dover, waste of chalk cliffs of, 314.——, depth of sea near, 315.——, formation of Straits of, 315.——, strata at foot of cliffs of, 314.Downham buried by blown sand, 727.Dranse,
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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