free expansion

noun

, Thermodynamics.

1. the expansion of a gas into an evacuated space without the transfer of heat or the performance of work.

Example Sentences

There is no heavier infliction than the want of that free expansion of the heart that comes of early friendship.

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A triple aristocracy—the superior clergy, the nobles, and the university—checked the free expansion of christian convictions.

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What seems most wanted is breadth, free expansion all round to keep the soul healthy.

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Every thing that favors the full and free expansion of the chest in a pure atmosphere is favorable, and the reverse unfavorable.

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On the other hand, whatever favors the free expansion of the chest equally promotes the healthy action of the respiratory organs.

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