| ADIABATIC | • adiabatic adj. (Physics, thermodynamics, of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change… • adiabatic adj. (Physics, quantum mechanics, of a process) That involves the slow change of the Hamiltonian of a system… • adiabatic n. An adiabatic curve or graph. |
| ADIAPHORA | • adiaphora n. Plural of adiaphoron. • adiaphora n. (Nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use. • ADIAPHORON n. a tenet or belief on which a theological system is indifferent. |
| ADIABATICS | • adiabatics n. Plural of adiabatic. • ADIABATIC n. a curve on a graph relating to an adiabatic process, one without transfer of heat. |
| ADIACTINIC | • adiactinic adj. (Chemistry) Not transmitting the actinic rays. • ADIACTINIC adj. denoting a substance that does not transmit radiation affecting photochemically sensitive materials, such as a safelight in a photographic darkroom. |
| ADIAPHORON | • adiaphoron n. An indifferent matter. • ADIAPHORON n. a tenet or belief on which a theological system is indifferent. |
| ADIAPHORISM | • adiaphorism n. The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter. • ADIAPHORISM n. tolerance or indifference, esp. in the matters of religion. |
| ADIAPHORIST | • adiaphorist n. One who believes in adiaphorism. • Adiaphorist prop.n. One of the German Protestants, condemned as heretics by Luther, who held some religious doctrines and… • ADIAPHORIST n. an adherent of adiaphorism, the doctrine of theological indifference or latitudinarianism. |
| ADIAPHOROUS | • adiaphorous adj. Neither harmful nor beneficial. • ADIAPHOROUS adj. doing neither good nor harm. |
| ADIATHERMIC | • adiathermic adj. Impervious to heat. • ADIATHERMIC adj. impervious to radiant heat. |
| ADIAPHORISMS | • ADIAPHORISM n. tolerance or indifference, esp. in the matters of religion. |
| ADIAPHORISTS | • adiaphorists n. Plural of adiaphorist. • ADIAPHORIST n. an adherent of adiaphorism, the doctrine of theological indifference or latitudinarianism. |
| ADIABATICALLY | • adiabatically adv. (Sciences) In an adiabatic way. • ADIABATIC adv. without transference of heat. |
| ADIAPHORISTIC | • adiaphoristic adj. (Theology) Theologically indifferent. • ADIAPHORISTIC adj. theologically indifferent. |
| ADIATHERMANCY | • adiathermancy n. (Obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat. • ADIATHERMANCY n. impermeability to radiant energy. |
| ADIATHERMANOUS | • ADIATHERMANOUS adj. not permeable by or able to conduct radiant heat. |
| ADIATHERMANCIES | • ADIATHERMANCY n. impermeability to radiant energy. |