mean free path

English

Noun

mean free path (plural mean free paths)

(physics) The average distance travelled between two similar events; especially by molecules in a gas or liquid, electrons or phonons in a crystal or neutrons in a moderator.

Translations

average distance travelled by molecules in a gas or liquid

Finnish: keskimääräinen vapaa matka
Portuguese: livre percurso médio m
Spanish: camino libre medio m

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