Boyle’s law









Boyle’s law


Boyle’s law Word Origin noun Thermodynamics.

  1. the principle that, for relatively low pressures, the pressure of an ideal gas kept at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume of the gas.

Compare Gay-Lussac’s law. Origin of Boyle’s law named after R. Boyle Also called Mariotte’s law. British Dictionary definitions for boyle’s law Boyle’s law noun

  1. the principle that the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume at constant temperature

Word Origin for Boyle’s law C18: named after Robert Boyle Word Origin and History for boyle’s law Boyle’s law

named for Irish-born chemist and physicist Robert Boyle (1627-1691), who first published it in 1662.

boyle’s law in Medicine Boyle’s law [boilz] n.

  1. The principle that at a constant temperature the volume of a confined ideal gas varies inversely with its pressure.

boyle’s law in Science Boyle’s law [boilz]

  1. The principle that the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its pressure, as long as temperature remains constant. Boyle’s law is a subcase of the ideal gas law. Compare Charles’s law.
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