ideal gas

i·de·al gas

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-dee-uh l, ahy-deel gas]
- /aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil gæs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-dee-uh l, ahy-deel gas]
- /aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil gæs/

Definitions of ideal gas words

noun ideal gas a gas composed of molecules on which no forces act except upon collision with one another and with the walls of the container in which the gas is enclosed; a gas that obeys the ideal gas law. 1
noun ideal gas physics: hypothetical gas that perfectly obeys laws 1
noun ideal gas a hypothetical gas which obeys Boyle's law exactly at all temperatures and pressures, and which has internal energy that depends only upon the temperature. Measurements upon real gases are extrapolated to zero pressure to obtain results in agreement with theories relating to an ideal gas, esp in thermometry 0
noun ideal gas An ideal gas is a gas with a very simple relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature. 0
noun ideal gas (physics) a hypothetical gas, whose molecules exhibit no interaction, and undergo elastic collision with each other and with the walls of the container. 0

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Origin of ideal gas

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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ideal gas popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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