1. (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole; [syn: gas constant, universal gas constant, R]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gas constant
n 1: (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation:
pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to
8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole [syn: gas constant,
universal gas constant, R]