HyperDic: universal_gas_constant

English > 1 sense of the expression universal gas constant:
NOUNquantityuniversal gas constant, gas constant, R(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation
English > universal gas constant: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole.
Synonymsgas constant, R
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
BroaderconstantA number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
Catalanconstant dels gasos

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