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.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of isothermal
1820–30; < French isotherme isothermal (< Greek iso- iso- + thérmē heat) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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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 best heat pump uses adiabatic and isothermal processes, since, in theory, there would be no dissipative processes to reduce the heat transfer to the hot reservoir.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The reverse isothermal and adiabatic paths are BA and CA, respectively.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
And just as the lines of flow of heat meet the spherical isothermal surface at right angles, so the lines of force in the electrical case meet the equipotential surface also at right angles.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
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