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gas law

American  

noun

Physics.
  1. ideal gas law.


Etymology

Origin of gas law

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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"Knowledge of Bernoulli's law, the ideal gas law, and isothermal expansion are the three ingredients we baked into a model to explore how this device worked," Lipscombe said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

“The oil and gas law serves all Iraqis and not a specific party, because oil and mineral investments belong to all the people,” Halbousi said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023

The agreement will remain in effect until the long-delayed oil and gas law is passed by the Iraqi Parliament, he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023

The van der Waals equation improves upon the ideal gas law by adding two terms: one to account for the volume of the gas molecules and another for the attractive forces between them.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The mayor sent for his corporation counsel, and studied gas law for awhile.

From Twelve Men by Dreiser, Theodore