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specific heat

 
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–noun Physics.
1. 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.
2. (originally) the ratio of the thermal capacity of a substance to that of standard material.
Origin:
1825–35
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specific heat  
n.  

  1. The ratio of the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one unit of temperature to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a similar mass of a reference material, usually water, by the same amount.

  2. The amount of heat, measured in calories, required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree.

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Cultural Dictionary

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.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: specific heat
Function: noun
1 : the ratio of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree to that required to raisethe temperature of an equal mass of water one degree
2 : the heat in calories required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius
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Science Dictionary
specific heat  
See under heat capacity.
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