ht. specific heat
1Specific heat capacity — Specific heat capacity, also known simply as specific heat, is the measure of the heat energy required to increase the temperature of a unit quantity of a substance by a certain temperature interval. The term originated primarily through the work …
2Specific heat — specific spe*cif ic (sp[ e]*s[i^]f [i^]k), a. [F. sp[ e]cifique, or NL. spesificus; L. species a particular sort or kind + facere to make. Cf. {specify}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the… …
3Specific heat of a substance at any temperature — Heat Heat (h[=e]t), n. [OE. hete, h[ae]te, AS. h[=ae]tu, h[=ae]to, fr. h[=a]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta. See {Hot}.] 1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion… …
4specific heat — n 1) the ratio of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree to that required to raise the temperature of an equal mass of water one degree 2) the heat in calories required to raise the temperature of one gram of… …
5specific heat capacity — specific heat or specific heat capacity noun (physics) The number of heat units necessary to raise the unit of mass of a given substance one degree in temperature • • • Main Entry: ↑specify …
6specific heat — n. 1. the number of calories needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a given substance 1°C 2. the ratio of the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a given mass of a substance one degree to the amount of heat required to… …
7specific heat capacity — specific heat. Symbol c …
8specific heat — 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. [1825 …
9specific heat — savitoji šiluminė talpa statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Vienetinės masės medžiagos šiluminė talpa. atitikmenys: angl. heat capacity per unit mass; massic heat capacity; specific heat; specific heat capacity vok.… …
10specific heat capacity — savitoji šiluminė talpa statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Vienetinės masės medžiagos šiluminė talpa. atitikmenys: angl. heat capacity per unit mass; massic heat capacity; specific heat; specific heat capacity vok.… …
