Boyle’s law Word Origin noun Thermodynamics.
- 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
- 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.
- 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]
- 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.