isentropic

[ ahy-suhn-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ahy-zuhn- ]

adjective

, Thermodynamics.

1. having a constant entropy.
2. of or relating to an isentrope.

isentropic

/ ˌaɪsɛnˈtrɒpɪk /

adjective

1. having or taking place at constant entropy

Word History and Origins

Origin of isentropic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; is- + entropic ( def )

Example Sentences

The volcanic cloud is in the lower stratosphere above the 380 K isentropic level, which characterizes the tropopause.

From Science Magazine

If an isentropic curve crosses the heterogeneous region, the point where it enters this region must, just as for the isothermals, be connected with the point where it leaves the region by another curve.

From Project Gutenberg

What has been said concerning the relative position of the border-curve and the isentropic curve may be easily tested for points of the border-curve which represent rarefied gaseous states, in the following way.

From Project Gutenberg

As a limiting case we imagine the process to be isentropic.

From Project Gutenberg

Let us imagine in the same way all the isentropic curves drawn for homogeneous states.

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