Specific Heat Definition

noun
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 raise the temperature of an equal mass of water one degree.
Webster's New World
The number of calories needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a given substance 1°C.
Webster's New World

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Noun

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specific heat
Plural:
specific heats

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