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- adverb In an
isentropic way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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This continues until the universe is so hot that there is _no_ matter-dominated phase, after which it just bounces along isentropically but never forms structure again.
Against Bounces Sean 2007
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The working fluid is compressed, isentropically, along line 1-2 by a compressor and enters the combustor.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The working fluid is compressed, isentropically, along line 1-2 by a compressor and enters the combustor.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The working fluid is compressed, isentropically, along line 1-2 by a compressor and enters the combustor.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The working fluid is compressed, isentropically, along line 1-2 by a compressor and enters the combustor.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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From point 1 to point 2, the vapor is isentropically compressed (i.e., compressed at constant entropy) and exits the compressor as a superheated vapor.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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