polytropic
Meanings
adj
- of any change in the thermodynamic properties of a gas in which its specific heat remains constant
- many-valued
- Focusing one’s attention on multiple sets of things at one time.
- Of bees: visiting a wide circle of flowers.
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Etymology
From polytrope, equivalent to poly- + -tropic, ultimately from Ancient Greek πολύτροπος (polútropos).
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