CHARLES'S LAW

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature

Synonyms:

Charles's law; Gay-Lussac's law; law of volumes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Charles's law" is a kind of...):

law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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