Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a manner involving no change of temperature: said of any process which involves changes of volume and pressure of a thermodynamic system, such as a gas or vapor, where there is no change of temperature.
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- adverb In an
isothermal manner; at constanttemperature
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Examples
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The designs I've seen use heat exchangers to expand the air quasi-isothermally, vs. the single stage, unheated expansion you see in simple air motors.
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She has isothermally deemed that south of that line the black is isothermally fitted to isothermalize or labor according to the climate as a slave. '
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Rousseau also found that the fat crystal growth is accelerated by repeated temperature-cycling compared to isothermal conditioning but that cone hardening occurs more rapidly when isothermally-stored.
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