adiabatic

(adjective)

Not allowing any transfer of heat energy; perfectly insulating.

Related Terms

  • bomb calorimeter
  • calorie
  • coffee-cup calorimeter
  • constant-pressure calorimeter

Examples of adiabatic in the following topics:

  • Constant-Pressure Calorimetry

    • The outer cup is assumed to be perfectly adiabatic, meaning that it does not absorb any heat whatsoever.
    • The walls of the coffee-cup calorimeter are assumed to be perfectly adiabatic, so we can assume that all of the heat from the metal was transferred to the water:
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