gas laws

British  

plural noun

1. the physical laws obeyed by gases, esp Boyle's law and Charles' law See also gas equation

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gas laws Scientific  

1. A series of laws in physics that predict the behavior of an ideal gas by describing the relations between the temperature, volume, and pressure. The laws include Boyle's law, Charles' law, and the pressure law, and are combined in the ideal gas law.

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Example Sentences

Colorado's legislature passed a sweeping overhaul of the state's oil and natural gas laws, giving local governments more power to regulate drilling in one of the nation's top crude-producing regions.

From Washington Post

“Forced pooling is a perfect example of Colorado’s antiquated oil and gas laws that must be updated in accordance with modern technology,” Anne Lee Foster of Colorado Rising said in a statement.

From Reuters

We use gas laws and calculate lift capacity based on constantly changing variables such as temperature, pressure, passenger weights and fuel load.

From New York Times

If Trump does follow through with his stated climate skepticism, expect the states to continue their activism through limited partnerships like California's greenhouse gas laws, or the Northeast's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, adds Vicki Arroyo, executive director of the Georgetown University Climate Center in Washington, D.C.

From Science Magazine

While analysts welcomed Mr. Tahar’s understanding of the energy sector, they also questioned how he would approach key energy sector policies, such as redrafting of mining and oil and gas laws given his political inexperience.

From The Wall Street Journal