LE CHÂTELIER PRINCIPLE


Meaning of LE CHÂTELIER PRINCIPLE in English

/leuh shaht"l yay'/ , Physics.

the law that if a constraint is applied to a system in equilibrium, the system adjusts to a new equilibrium that tends to counteract the constraint.

[ 1910-15; see LECHATELIERITE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .