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Charles's law

[ chahrl-ziz law ]

noun

, Thermodynamics.


Charles's law

/ chärlzĭz /

  1. 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 .
  2. Compare Boyle's law


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Charles's law1

First recorded in 1785–90; named after J. A. C. Charles (1746–1823), French physicist, who stated it

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