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specific heat

 

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Noun specific heat has 1 sense
  1. specific heat - the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
    --1 is a kind of
    heat, heat energy

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Specific Heat

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass (usually one gram) of a substance by one degree Celsius.

Example Sentence: The specific heat of water is approximately 4.18 J/g°C.

Sense 2: The ratio of the heat capacity of a substance to the heat capacity of a reference substance, typically water.

Example Sentence: The specific heat of aluminum is 0.9 times that of water.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Pertaining or relating to a particular thing or instance; not general or universal.

Example Sentence: The instructions provided specific heat settings for different types of fabric.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To apply heat to a specific object or area.

Example Sentence: Be sure to specific heat the metal before welding.

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