kinetic theory

noun

1. the kinetic theory
   a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions In fullthe kinetic theory of gases

kinetic theory

1. 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.
2. See also pressure

Example Sentences

The laws of gases, it is known, are in accord with the two simple assumptions of the kinetic theory.

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This represents, therefore, the pressure of such a gas, as calculated on the basis of the assumptions of the kinetic theory.

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It seems to me that the kinetic theory of gases will furnish us a striking example.

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And yet, think you the partisans of the kinetic theory are adversaries of determinism?

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To explain the elasticity of a gas was the primary object of the kinetic theory of gases.

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