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Noun: heat capacity ratio
  1. The ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure (C_P) to heat capacity at constant volume (C_V).
    "The experimental value for the heat capacity ratio of argon is the same as the theoretical heat capacity ratio.";
    - adiabatic index

Type of: ratio

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