Meanings
proper noun
- datedBoyle's law
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
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Origin
The French physicist Edme Mariotte (1620–1684) discovered the law independent of Boyle in 1679, but Boyle had already published it in 1662.
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Mariotte's law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mariotte's%20law
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