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moist-adiabatic

moist-adiabatic adjective: describing an adiabatic process where air is fully saturated with water and any temperature change results in evaporation or condensation.

Adjective

moist-adiabatic (not comparable)

  1. Describing an adiabatic process where air is fully saturated with water and any temperature change results in evaporation or condensation.
    • Mid level lapse rates remained barely moist-adiabatic, which is not favorable for widespread strong convection.2020 June 6, "1047 AM EDT Area Forecast Discussion", NWS Boston

Questions about moist-adiabatic

What does moist-adiabatic mean?
Moist-adiabatic means describing an adiabatic process where air is fully saturated with water and any temperature change results in evaporation or condensation.
What part of speech is moist-adiabatic?
Moist-adiabatic is an adjective.

Words near moist-adiabatic in the dictionary

  1. moist moment
  2. moist moments
  3. moist tetter
  4. moist towelette
  5. moist towelettes
  6. moist-adiabatic
  7. moist-proof
  8. moisted
  9. moisten
  10. moistenable
  11. moistened

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