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constant-volume process

constant-volume process

7.0
A process in which the space a gas takes stays the same while pressure or temperature change
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : proceso de volumen constante
  • In a constant-volume process, the pressure of the gas increases as its temperature rises.

Examples

  • During the experiment, we observed that the heat added resulted in a change in pressure without a change in volume, demonstrating a constant-volume process.

  • The constant-volume process is essential in understanding how gases behave under different thermal conditions.

  • So one adiabatic constant volume process, right?

  • OK, Constant volume process tells you that if you have a constant volume, then DQ is CVDT.

Synonyms

isovolumetric process
vsconstant-volume process
  • Specialized
9.9

A process where a sealed container keeps the same volume while pressure or temperature change

is the same idea expressed in the broader technical definition
isometric process
vsconstant-volume process
  • Specialized
7.7

A process where the volume stays the same while pressure or temperature change

is the same concept but uses the standard thermodynamic phrasing
isochoric process
vsconstant-volume process
  • Specialized
9.8

A change in a system where the volume stays the same

gives the fuller closed system view stressing other properties may change

Antonyms

expansion
241 3.3

An increase in size, amount, or range

compression
42 4.0

Pressing something so it becomes smaller and denser

Surface Forms

constant-volume process singular
constant-volume processes plural

Morphology

constant-volume + process

The phrase is compositionally built from 'constant' + 'volume' modifying 'process' — it literally describes a process in which the volume remains constant. This meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows a common adjective-noun compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the words would understand it.

Etymology

Constant-volume process comes from the simple picture of a closed container whose space for the gas does not change. Constant means 'not changing' and volume means the amount of space inside. Because the container's walls do not move, the volume stays the same while pressure or temperature can change, so the phrase means 'a process in which the volume does not change'.