Charles's law (chärl z z)n. The physical law that the volume of a fixed mass of gas held at a constant pressure varies directly with the absolute temperature. [After Jacques Alexandre César Charles.] |
| Charles's law (chärlzz) The principle that the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas is proportional to its temperature as long as its pressure remains constant. Charles's law is a subcase of the ideal gas law. Compare Boyle's law. |
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| Noun | 1. | Charles's law - (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" |
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