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also Charles's law \
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Medical Definition of Charles' law
: a statement in physics: the volume of a given mass of gas at a constant pressure varies directly as its absolute temperature
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“Charles' law.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Charles%27%20law. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.
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