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specific heat

noun

, Physics.

the number of calories required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1°C, or the number of BTU's per pound per degree F.
(originally) the ratio of the thermal capacity of a substance to that of standard material.

specific heat

specific heat

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius , or to raise the temperature of one pound of a substance by one degree Fahrenheit (see also Fahrenheit ).

First recorded in 1825–35

It does not rust, has a low specific heat, and is therefore raised to a higher temperature with less heat imparted.

Steam, on the contrary, from its great specific heat, remains in a heated state for a much longer time than air.

Although styled volatile oils, the tension of their vapour, as well as its specific heat, is much less than that of water.

Flatirons are made of iron because of the relatively high specific heat of iron.

We now proceed to discuss molecular heats of compounds, that is, the product of the molecular weight into the specific heat.

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