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Charles's law (c̸härl′ziz)

the statement that for a body of ideal gas at constant pressure the volume is directly proportional to the absolute temperature

Etymology: after J. Charles (1746-1823), Fr physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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