SPECIFIC HEAT
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Specific Heat.
Specific Heat - as a noun
The heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
Example Sentences
"The specific heat of water is 4.186 joules per gram degree Celsius."
"The specific heat of copper is higher than that of aluminum."
"Scientists use the specific heat of a substance to determine its ability to store heat."
"The specific heat capacity of a material can be measured experimentally."
"The specific heat equation relates the heat absorbed by a substance to its temperature change."