Meanings
noungas constant (plural gas constants)
plural gas constants
- natural sciencesa universal constant, R, that appears in the ideal gas law, PV=nRT, derived from two fundamental constants, the Boltzmann constant and Avogadro's number, R=N_Ak.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
Similar
universal gas constantR
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Translations
Danish gaskonstant
- gaskonstantuniversal constant R
Finnish kaasuvakio, moolinen kaasuvakio
- kaasuvakiouniversal constant R
- moolinen kaasuvakiouniversal constant R
German Gaskonstante
- Gaskonstanteuniversal constant R
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APA
gas constant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas%20constant
MLA
“gas constant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas%20constant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gas constant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas%20constant.
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