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GAS CONSTANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gas constant mean?
• GAS CONSTANT (noun)
The noun GAS CONSTANT has 1 sense:
1. (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
Familiarity information: GAS CONSTANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
gas constant; R; universal gas constant
Hypernyms ("gas constant" is a kind of...):
constant (a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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