MAXWELL-BOLTZMANN DISTRIBUTION LAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law mean? 

• MAXWELL-BOLTZMANN DISTRIBUTION LAW (noun)
  The noun MAXWELL-BOLTZMANN DISTRIBUTION LAW has 1 sense:

1. (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium

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• MAXWELL-BOLTZMANN DISTRIBUTION LAW (noun)

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Meaning:

(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Boltzmann distribution law; Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law

Hypernyms ("Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law" is a kind of...):

distribution law ((chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)