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ADIABATIC LINE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Thermodynamics
DEF

Curve on a thermodynamic diagram which represents the temperature changes of a parcel of air subjected to an adiabatic process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Thermodynamique
DEF

[...] courbe représentant, sur un diagramme thermodynamique, les variations de température et de pression d'une masse d'air, soumise à un processus adiabatique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
  • Termodinámica
DEF

Curva que representa, en un diagrama termodinámico, los cambios que experimenta la temperatura de una pequeña masa de aire sometida a un proceso adiabático.

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