Hypernym

noun

a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

thermodynamic process 1

noundomain: thinking

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English

Definition

the energetic development of a thermodynamic system proceeding from an initial state to a final state.

Examples

1.Asphaltene precipitation is a thermodynamic process which is mainly a function of pressure, and temperature.

Hyponym

adiabatic process 1

noun

(thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat

isochoric process 1

noun

a thermodynamic process during which the volume of the closed system undergoing such a process remains constant.

isentropic process 1

noun

Any process that takes place without a change of entropy.

polytropic process 1

noun

An expansion or compression of a gas in which the quantity pV n is held constant, where p and V are the pressure and volume of the gas, and n is some constant.