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Joule-Thomson effect: Meaning and Definition of
Joule'-Thom'son effect"
Pronunciation: ( jl'tom'sun, joul'-), [key]
— Thermodynam. Thermodynam.
- the change of temperature that a gas exhibits during a throttling process, shown by passing the gas through a small aperture or porous plug into a region of low pressure. Cf. free expansion.
