Boyle's law

Boyle's law  (boilz)

n.

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

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[After Robert Boyle.]

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Boyle's law

n

(Physics / General Physics) the principle that the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume at constant temperature

[named after Robert Boyle (1627-91), Irish scientist]

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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.

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Boyle's law - the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume Mariotte's law law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"