isentropic

[ahy-suhn-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ahy-zuhn-]

is·en·trop·ic

[ahy-suhn-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ahy-zuhn-]
adjective Thermodynamics.
1.
having a constant entropy.
2.
of or pertaining to an isentrope.

Origin:
1870–75; is- + entropic
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Isentropic is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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isentropic (ˌaɪsɛnˈtrɒpɪk)
 
adj
having or taking place at constant entropy

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