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kinetic theory of gases
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noun Physics.
a theory that the particles in a gas move freely and rapidly along straight lines but often collide, resulting in variations in their velocity and direction. Pressure is interpreted as arising from the impacts of these particles with the walls of a container.
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Origin of kinetic theory of gases
First recorded in 1870â75
Words nearby kinetic theory of gases
kinetic friction, kineticism, kinetic potential, kinetics, kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases, kinetic theory of heat, kinetic theory of matter, kinetin, kineto-, kinetocardiogram
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