"Knudsen gas" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Knudsen gases [plural]
Etymology: Named after Danish physicist Martin Knudsen. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Knudsen gas (plural Knudsen gases)
  1. (physics) 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. Wikipedia link: Martin Knudsen Categories (topical): Physics

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