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

Nearly 80 years later Russian physicists have found they can model this surprise tactic with a scientific law: the kinetic theory of gases.

From Scientific American

According to the kinetic theory of gases, the conductivity of a gas depends on molecular diffusion.

From Project Gutenberg

But according to the kinetic theory of gases, the mass of Mercury, only a very small fraction of that of the sun, is inadequate to retain an atmospheric envelope.

From Project Gutenberg

On the kinetic theory, temperature is a measure of the violence of the motion of the ultimate particles; and we have seen that on the electron theory, electromagnetic radiation is a consequence of their acceleration.

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Connecting the experimental study of the physical and chemical properties is the immense theoretical edifice termed the kinetic theory of gases.

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