adiabatic

(adjective)

Not allowing any transfer of heat energy; perfectly insulating.

Related Terms

Examples of adiabatic in the following topics:

  • Constant-Pressure Calorimetry

    • The outer cup is assumed to be perfectly adiabatic, meaning that it does not absorb any heat whatsoever.
    • The walls of the coffee-cup calorimeter are assumed to be perfectly adiabatic, so we can assume that all of the heat from the metal was transferred to the water: