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Noun: Gay-Lussac's law
  1. (physics) the principle stating that the volume of a fixed mass of gas at constant pressure is directly proportional to its absolute temperature
    "Gay-Lussac's law explains why balloons expand when heated";
    - Charles's law, law of volumes

Type of: law, law of nature

Encyclopedia: Gay-Lussac's law