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Mariotte's law

Mariotte's law proper noun: boyle's law.

Proper noun

Mariotte's law

  1. (dated) Boyle's law

Origin of Mariotte's law

The French physicist Edme Mariotte (1620–1684) discovered the law independent of Boyle in 1679, but Boyle had already published it in 1662.

Questions about Mariotte's law

What does Mariotte's law mean?
Mariotte's law means boyle's law.
What part of speech is Mariotte's law?
Mariotte's law is a proper noun.

Words near Mariotte's law in the dictionary

  1. Mariotes
  2. Mariotte
  3. Mariotte bottle
  4. Mariotte bottles
  5. Mariotte's bottle
  6. Mariotte's law
  7. Mariotti
  8. Mariottis
  9. Mariout
  10. Maripipi
  11. mariposa

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