English Explanatory Dictionary

isolated system

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system that does not interact with its surroundings. Depending on context this may mean that its total energy and/or momentum stay constant. In thermodynamics, isolated is usually used to indicate that the system's energy does not change. In mechanics it is used to indicate that the system's momentum does not change.

Word forms

isolated system isolated systems

Related words

open system closed system
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