Coefficient of thermal expansion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-004480",
  "term": "Coefficient of thermal expansion",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A material property that quantifies how much a substance's size changes in response to a change in temperature. In the atmosphere, it describes the expansion or contraction of air parcels as their temperature changes. For an ideal gas at constant pressure, this coefficient is approximately the reciprocal of the absolute temperature.",
  "see_also": [
    "Charles-Gay-Lussac law",
    "coefficient of compressibility",
    "coefficient of tension"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/coefficient-of-thermal-expansion/"
}