Law of heart
law of heart n.
The principle that the energy released by the heart when it contracts is a function of the length of its muscle fibers at the end of diastole. Also called Starling’s law.
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- Law-of-identity
noun, Logic. 1. the law that any proposition implies itself.
- Law-of-independent-assortment
noun, Genetics. 1. the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together. law of independent assortment n. See Mendel’s law. law of independent assortment See under Mendel’s law.
- Law of in dependent assortment
noun, Genetics. 1. the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together. law of independent assortment n. See Mendel’s law. law of independent assortment See under Mendel’s law.
- Law of inertia
law of inertia See under Newton’s laws of motion.
- Law of inverse square
law of inverse square n. The principle that the intensity of radiation is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of radiation to the irradiated surface.