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CHARLES'S LAW

\t͡ʃˈɑːlzɪz lˈɔː], \t‍ʃˈɑːlzɪz lˈɔː], \tʃ_ˈɑː_l_z_ɪ_z l_ˈɔː]\

Definitions of CHARLES'S LAW

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The volume of a gas at a constant pressure varies directly with the temperature.
equal increments of temperature add equal amounts to the product of the volume and pressure of a given mass of any gas.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A law which states that when the pressure is constant the volume of a gas varies as the absolute temperature.
See under Charles.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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