law of volumes

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsGay-Lussac's lawCharles's law

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   physics

Questions about law of volumes

What does law of volumes mean?

law of volumes means "(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature".

What is another word for law of volumes?

Close synonyms include Gay-Lussac's law, Charles's law. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is law of volumes a common word?

law of volumes is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.