heat capacity ratio
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure to the heat capacity at constant volume. It is typically denoted by γ or k.
Example Sentences
- "#92;gamma#61;#92;frac#123;C#95;P#125;#123;C#95;V#125; (in terms of heat capacity)"
- "#92;gamma#61;#92;frac#123;#92;bar#123;C#125;#95;P#125;#123;#92;bar#123;C#125;#95;V#125; (in terms of molar heat capacity)"
- "#92;gamma#61;#92;frac#123;c#95;P#125;#123;c#95;V#125; (in terms of specific heat capacity)"
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
adiabatic index
Laplace's coefficient