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Specific volume

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009096

The volume occupied by a unit mass of a substance, representing the reciprocal of its density. In meteorology, it is often applied to air parcels to describe their expansion or compression. For dry air, specific volume is approximately 0.773 cubic meters per kilogram at standard temperature and pressure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009096
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009096",
  "term": "Specific volume",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The volume occupied by a unit mass of a substance, representing the reciprocal of its density. In meteorology, it is often applied to air parcels to describe their expansion or compression. For dry air, specific volume is approximately 0.773 cubic meters per kilogram at standard temperature and pressure.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/specific-volume/"
}

Record 8,915 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.