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".
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".