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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Adiabatic Process Adiabatic Process The term 'Adiabatic Process' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' A thermodynamic change of state of a system such that no heat or mass is transferred across the boundaries of the system. In an adiabatic process, expansion always results in cooling, and compression in warming'. The term 'Adiabatic Process' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A process which occurs with no exchange of heat between a system and its environment'. Previous 5 Terms: ADI ADI Adiabat Adiabatic Adiabatic Lapse Rate Next 5 Terms: adipic Adirondack Type Snow Sampling Set Adit ADJ adjacency matrix About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.