polytropic
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Etymology edit
From polytrope, equivalent to poly- + -tropic, ultimately from Ancient Greek πολύτροπος (polútropos).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɒpɪk
Adjective edit
polytropic (not comparable)
- (physics) of any change in the thermodynamic properties of a gas in which its specific heat remains constant
- (mathematics) many-valued
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