Adiabatic Process
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Adiabatic Process
A
thermodynamic change of state of a system in
which there is no transfer of heat or mass across the boundaries of
the system. In an adiabatic process, compression always results
in warming, expansion in cooling. See
diabatic process.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
