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kinetic theory

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kinetic theory
n.
A theory concerning the thermodynamic behavior of matter, especially the relationships among pressure, volume, and temperature in gases. It is based on the dependence of temperature on the kinetic energy of the rapidly moving particles of a substance. According to the theory, energy and momentum are conserved in all collisions between particles, and the average behavior of the particles can be deduced by statistical analysis.
kinetic theory
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(Physics / General Physics) the. a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions In full kinetic theory of gases
kinetic theory
A fundamental theory of matter that explains physical properties in terms of the motion of atoms and molecules. In kinetic theory, properties such as pressure and temperature are viewed as statistical properties of the overall behavior of large numbers of particles. For example, the pressure exerted by a gas on an object is the net result of the numerous collisions of the gas molecules against the object. See also pressurestatistical mechanicstemperaturethermodynamics
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Noun1.kinetic theory - (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
kinetic theory of gases
scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
kinetic theory of heat - a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases


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