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BOYLE'S LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Boyle's law mean?
• BOYLE'S LAW (noun)
The noun BOYLE'S LAW has 1 sense:
1. the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
Familiarity information: BOYLE'S LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Boyle's law" is a kind of...):
law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)
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