Boyle's law

American  

noun

Thermodynamics.

1. the principle that, for relatively low pressures, the pressure of an ideal gas kept at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume of the gas.

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Boyle's law British  

noun

1. the principle that the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume at constant temperature

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Boyle's law Scientific  

/ boilz /

1. The principle that the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its pressure, as long as temperature remains constant. Boyle's law is a subcase of the ideal gas law.

2. Compare Charles's law

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Etymology

Origin of Boyle's law

Named after R. Boyle

Example Sentences

“According to Boyle’s law, if the temperature doesn’t change, pressure and volume are inversely correlated, which means that pressure changes in the environment can cause expansion or contraction of air-space cavities in the body.”

From Los Angeles Times

There are two laws relating to gases that can be used here to work out the behaviour of the air mix of argon and oxygen: Charles’ Law to add the components up, and Boyle’s Law to show what happens when the pressure increases.

From Scientific American

For example, Boyle’s law, which links a gas’s pressure and volume, is often known in France as Mariotte’s law, after seventeenth century physicist Edme Mariotte, who discovered it independently of Anglo-Irish Robert Boyle.

From Nature

In 2015, the town accused the foundation of using Chapter 119 to obtain profit from Gulf Stream through Jonathan O’Boyle’s law firm.

From Washington Times

When the town could not complete each request within the law’s “reasonable amount of time,” as mandated by Chapter 119, Jonathan O’Boyle’s law firm would file a lawsuit.

From Washington Times