Knudsen gases

A form of Knudsen gas — A gas in a state of such low density that the average distance travelled by the its molecules between collisions (mean free path) is greater than the diameter of the receptacle that contains it.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Knudsen gas
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