English Explanatory Dictionary

Knudsen gas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gas in a state of such low density that the average distance travelled by the its molecules between collisions (mean free path) is greater than the diameter of the receptacle that contains it.

Word forms

Knudsen gas Knudsen gases

Etymology

Named after Danish physicist Martin Knudsen.

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