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heat capacity ratios

heat capacity ratios is the plural of heat capacity ratio.

Meaning of heat capacity ratio

Noun

heat capacity ratio (plural heat capacity ratios)

  1. The ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure to the heat capacity at constant volume. It is typically denoted by γ or k.
    • #92;gamma#61;#92;frac#123;C#95;P#125;#123;C#95;V#125; (in terms of heat capacity)
    Synonyms:
    adiabatic index, Laplace's coefficient

Questions about heat capacity ratios

What is heat capacity ratios the plural of?
Heat capacity ratios is the plural of heat capacity ratio.

Words near heat capacity ratios in the dictionary

  1. heat burst
  2. heat bursts
  3. heat capacities
  4. heat capacity
  5. heat capacity ratio
  6. heat capacity ratios
  7. heat check
  8. heat checker
  9. heat conductance
  10. heat conductances
  11. heat conductivities

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