pseudoadiabatic

adjective

pseu·​do·​adiabatic

¦sü(ˌ)dō+

: of or relating to processes whereby the temperature of a rising sample of saturated air as it undergoes volume or pressure variations changes without loss or gain of heat except that due to condensation of water vapor and all condensed material drops out as soon as formed

—used of the cooling of rising air in which precipitation occurs

Word History

Etymology

pseud- + adiabatic

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