diabatic

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adjective

Involving the gain or loss of heat (and thus a change in entropy).

Opposite
adiabaticcounterdiabatic
OriginAncient Greek διαβαίνω →
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Meanings

adjectivediabatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesInvolving the gain or loss of heat (and thus a change in entropy).

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
adiabaticcounterdiabatic

adjectiveinvolving a transfer of heat

Opposite
adiabatic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιαβαίνω“to pass through”
  2. Englishdiabatic

From Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”). Doublet of diabetic.

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Translations

Polish diabatyczny
  • diabatycznythat involves the gain or loss of heat
Spanish diabático
  • diabáticothat involves the gain or loss of heat

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with diabatic

staticautomaticdemocraticsystematicatticthematicschematicaromatichepaticfanaticbureaucraticerraticlymphaticchromaticasymptomaticrheumaticidiosyncratickinematicaristocraticadiabaticemphaticasthmaticaxiomaticprismatic
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Cite this entry
APA

diabatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabatic

MLA

“diabatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diabatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabatic.

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