"moist-adiabatic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} moist-adiabatic (not comparable)
  1. (meteorology) Describing an adiabatic process where air is fully saturated with water and any temperature change results in evaporation or condensation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-moist-adiabatic-en-adj-5oZU4rKr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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