isothermal
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- adjective
- /ˌaɪsəˈθɜrməl/
- Specialized
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isotérmico
- For improved cycle efficiencies at the microscale, it appears to be possible to combine the compression and expansion processes with heat transfer, therefore approximating isothermal compression and expansion.
- isothermal amplification
- loop-mediated isothermal
Examples
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If the atmosphere cannot absorb or emit infrared radiation, it would become isothermal, and all convection would cease.
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If you take our current solar input, such a planet would have surface temperatures like the moon, and an isothermal atmosphere (only a tiny lapse rate) of approximately the moon's average temperature.
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And for isothermal processes, this is just a constant.
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The atmosphere will not become isothermal.
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I hate to argue against authority, but an isothermal atmosphere is unstable and will not remain that way.
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If the atmosphere cannot absorb/emit IR, it would become isothermal, and all convection would cease.
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The flasks were then introduced into an isothermal water bath at 35°C under static conditions.
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If the atmosphere is transparent to radiation, then there is no convection; it must become isothermal via conduction and cannot alter the radiating surface temperature at equilibrium.
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The flasks were then introduced into an isothermal water bath at 35°C under static conditions.
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Your cylinder of air would go isothermal when it reaches a uniform temperature throughout.
Synonyms
Having the same temperature throughout
How Constant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word isothermal comes from Greek parts iso-, meaning 'equal' or 'same', and thermal, meaning 'heat', a root you also see in thermometer. Think of isothermal as 'same heat', meaning a process where the temperature stays the same, so isothermal means happening at a constant temperature.