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adiabaticity
 n.— «U.S. and French scientists say they’ve developed a new understanding of a process called adiabaticity that’s used to control atoms in magnetic resonance. Adiabatic processes are what physicists and engineers use to control atoms in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and during magnetic resonance imaging.» —“New theory of adiabaticity developed” in Columbus, Ohio UPI Dec. 2, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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