kinetic temperature

noun

a measure of the energy of motion possessed by a substance; especially a function of the root mean square velocity of the molecules of a gas

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Meanings

nounkinetic temperature (plural kinetic temperatures)

plural kinetic temperatures

  1. astronomya measure of the energy of motion possessed by a substance; especially a function of the root mean square velocity of the molecules of a gas
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