WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•a•bat•ic
(dī′ə bat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Thermodynamicsoccurring with an exchange of heat (opposed to adiabatic):a diabatic process.
- Greek diabat(ós) able to be crossed, fordable (equivalent. to dia- dia- + batós passable, verbal adjective, adjectival of baínein to walk, go) + -ic
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