irreversible process

• Процесс, который невозможно обратить вспять или отменить, часто используется в термодинамике или в общих контекстах для описания изменений, которые являются необратимыми и не могут вернуться в исходное состояние.

A process that cannot be reversed or undone, often used in thermodynamics or general contexts to describe changes that are permanent and cannot return to the original state.

1. Thermodynamic conceptC1formal

   A process that cannot be reversed to restore the system and its surroundings to their original states.

   Необратимый процесс

   • Heat transfer through a finite temperature difference is an irreversible process.
   • Mixing two different gases is an example of an irreversible process.
   • In thermodynamics, all real processes are irreversible to some degree.

2. Unchangeable situationB2formal

   A sequence of events or changes that cannot be undone or returned to a previous state.

   Необратимый процесс

   • Aging is an irreversible process in living organisms.
   • The destruction of the rainforest is an irreversible process without intervention.
   • Once the decision is made, it becomes an irreversible process.