free expansion


nounThermodynamics.
  1. the expansion of a gas into an evacuated space without the transfer of heat or the performance of work.

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How to use free expansion in a sentence

  • There is no heavier infliction than the want of that free expansion of the heart that comes of early friendship.

    Sir Jasper Carew | Charles James Lever
  • A triple aristocracy—the superior clergy, the nobles, and the university—checked the free expansion of christian convictions.

  • What seems most wanted is breadth, free expansion all round to keep the soul healthy.

    Household Organization | Florence Caddy
  • Every thing that favors the full and free expansion of the chest in a pure atmosphere is favorable, and the reverse unfavorable.

  • On the other hand, whatever favors the free expansion of the chest equally promotes the healthy action of the respiratory organs.

    Popular Education | Ira Mayhew