coefficient of thermal expansion

From Glossary of Meteorology
The relative increase of the volume of a system (or substance) with increasing temperature in an isobaric process.
In symbols this coefficient is
ams2001glos-Ce23
where V is the volume, T the temperature, and p the pressure.
See Charles–Gay–Lussac law;
compare coefficient of compressibility, coefficient of tension.
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