sˈuːdoʊˌeɪdɪɐbˈæɾɪk pɹˈɑːsɛs wʌz kˈɔɪnd baɪ vˈɑːn bˈɛzoʊld dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ ˈɛɹ ˌæzɪtˌɪz lˈɪftᵻd, ɛkspˈændz, kˈuːlz, ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli pɹɪsˈɪpᵻtˌeɪts ɪts wˈɔːɾɚ vˈeɪpɚ;  ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt hiː pˈʌblɪʃt vəlˈuːmɪnəs wˈɜːk ɛntˈaɪɾəld "ɔnðə θˌɜːmoʊdaɪnˈæmɪks ʌvðɪ ˈætməsfˌɪɹ".
Pseudo-adiabatic process was coined by von Bezold describing air as it is lifted, expands, cools, and eventually precipitates its water vapor;  in 1888 he published voluminous work entitled "On the thermodynamics of the atmosphere".