"polytropic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɒpɪk Etymology: From polytrope, equivalent to poly- + -tropic, ultimately from Ancient Greek πολύτροπος (polútropos). Etymology templates: {{m|en|polytrope}} polytrope, {{af|en|poly-|-tropic}} poly- + -tropic, {{der|en|grc|πολύτροπος}} Ancient Greek πολύτροπος (polútropos) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polytropic (not comparable)
  1. (physics) of any change in the thermodynamic properties of a gas in which its specific heat remains constant Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (Translations): polytrooppinen (Finnish), polytropique (French), polytrop (German), politropico (Italian), politrópico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-polytropic-en-adj-oMlT-0fQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -tropic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tropic: 65 35 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'Translations': 76 24
  2. (mathematics) many-valued Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-polytropic-en-adj-m1pxl642 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 51 49 Topics: mathematics, sciences

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