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Definition: Specific Heat |
Specific HeatNoun1. The heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | The ratio of the heat absorbed (or released) by unit mass of a system to the corresponding temperature rise (or fall). If this ratio varies with temperature, it must be defined as a differential quotient dQ/dT, where dQ is the infinitesimal increment of heat per unit mass and dT is the infinitesimal increment of temperature. For gases the thermodynamic process must be specified; two specific heats are defined, one being the specific heat in a constant-pressure process cp = (dQ / dT)p and the other, the specific heat in a constant-volume process cv = (dQ / dT)v In a perfect gas these are, by definition, constants with respect to temperature, and the difference of the specific heat at constant pressure and the specific heat at constant volume is equal to the gas constant:R = cp - cv. (references) |
Energy | The amount of heat required to raise a unit mass of a substance through one degree, expressed as a ratio of the amount of heat required to raise an equal mass of water through the same range. (references) |
| In English units, the quantity ofheat, in Btu, needed to raise the temperature of one pound of material one degreeFahrenheit. (references) | |
Mining | A. Heat required to raise the temperature of a unit weight of air 1 degrees F (0.56 degrees C). Usually, the specific heat at constant pressure is used in air conditioning. For ordinary concrete and steel it is 0.22 Btu/lb/ degrees F and 0.12 Btu/lb/ degrees F (0.92 kJ/kg/ degrees C and 0.50 kJ/kg/ degrees C), respectively b. The ratio of the amount of heat required to raise a unit weight of a material 1 degree to the amount of heat required to raise the same unit weight of water 1 degree c. The heat in calories required to raise the temperature of 1 g of asubstance 1 degrees C. (references) |
Space | The ratio of the thermal capacity of a substance to the thermal capacity of water. (references) |
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Crosswords: Specific Heat |
| English words defined with "specific heat": Atomic heat ♦ black ♦ Joseph Black. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "specific heat": Calorimetry, Differential Scanning, coefficient of thermometric conductivity ♦ HEAT CAPACITY, heat of mixture, Heating Capacity ♦ latent heat of fusion ♦ Poisson constant ♦ ratio of specific heats ♦ speed of sound, Stanton number ♦ temperature conductivity, thermal diffusivity, thermic diffusivity, thermometric conductivity ♦ volumetric heat. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Figure 46. Regnault pycnometers, instruments first mentioned by the physicist Henri-Victor Regnault, a professor at the College of France, in 1843. These instruments were used to measure the density of liquids which he was studying to obtain their specific heat. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
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Expressions using "specific heat": Specific heat of a substance ♦ specific heat of a substance at any temperature. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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specific heat | 72 |
water specific heat | 35 |
specific heat capacity | 27 |
aluminum specific heat | 12 |
specific heat capacity of water | 10 |
steel specific heat | 5 |
copper specific heat | 5 |
copper specific heat capacity | 3 |
brass specific heat | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "specific heat"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حرارة نوعية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "熱 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | staalenes fysiske egenskaber saasom elasticitet(elasticitetsmodul),varmeudvidelse,varmeledningsevne,varmefylde,specifik modstand,magnetiserbarhed (electrical resistance, magnetizability, physical properties of steels such as elasticity(modulus of elasticity), thermal conductivity, thermal expansion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | fysiche eigenschappen van staal zoals elasticiteit(elasticiteitsmodulus),thermische uitzetting,warmtegeleiding,soortelijke warmte,specifieke weerstand en magnetiseerbaarheid (electrical resistance, magnetizability, physical properties of steels such as elasticity(modulus of elasticity), thermal conductivity, thermal expansion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ominaislämpö. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | propriétés physiques des aciers telles que élasticité(module d'élasticité),dilatabilité thermique,conductibilité thermique,chaleur spécifique,résistivité électrique,aimantabilitη, chaleur spécifique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | physikalische Eigenschaften der Staehle wie Elastizitaet(Elastizitaetsmodul),Waermeausdehnung,Waermeleitfaehigkeit,spezifische Waerme,spezifischer Widerstand,Magnetisierbarkeit (electrical resistance, magnetizability, physical properties of steels such as elasticity(modulus of elasticity), thermal conductivity, thermal expansion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | caratteristiche fisiche degli acciai,quali elasticit (modulo di elasticit ),dilatazione termica,conduttivit termica,calore specifico,resistivit elettrica,attitudine alla magneti zzazione (electrical resistance, magnetizability, physical properties of steels such as elasticity(modulus of elasticity), thermal conductivity, thermal expansion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "熱 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひねつ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | chiass er lheh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ecificspay eathay propriedades físicas dos aços tais como a elasticidade(módulo de elasticidade)dilatação térmica,condutibilidade térmica,calor específico,resistividade eléctrica,aptidão magnetização (electrical resistance, magnetizability, physical properties of steels such as elasticity(modulus of elasticity), thermal conductivity, thermal expansion). (various references) propiedades fisicas de los aceros,como elasticidad(modulo de elasticidad),dilatacion termica,conductividad termica,calor especifico,resistividad electrica,magnetizacion (electrical resistance, magnetizability, physical properties of steels such as elasticity(modulus of elasticity), thermal conductivity, thermal expansion). (various references) özısı. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-f-h-i-i-p-s-t" | |
-3 letters: acetifies, peachiest. | |
-4 letters: cheapest, cheapies, chiastic, chiefest, fetiches, hepatics, pacifies, pacifist, pasticci, pastiche, petechia, pistache, seecatch, speciate, specific. | |
-5 letters: accepts, achiest, aitches, aphetic, ascetic, ascitic, aseptic, cachets, catches, catfish, cheapie, chicest, episcia, escheat, fetches, fiaschi, fitchee, fitches, hepatic, hepcats, icecaps, ipecacs, pachisi, pacific, patches, peaches, pectase, pieties, pitches, sceptic, sciatic, spathic, spicate, stichic. | |
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