GAS CONSTANT

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Meaning:

(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole

Synonyms:

gas constant; R; universal gas constant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("gas constant" is a kind of...):

constant (a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)