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effusivity

effusivity noun: a measure of a material's ability to exchange thermal energy with its surroundings; the square root of the product of its thermal conductivity and its volumetric heat capacity.

Noun

effusivity (plural effusivities)

  1. A measure of a material's ability to exchange thermal energy with its surroundings; the square root of the product of its thermal conductivity and its volumetric heat capacity.
  2. Effusiveness.

Forms of effusivity

pluraleffusivities

Origin of effusivity

From effusive + -ity.

Questions about effusivity

What does effusivity mean?
Effusivity means a measure of a material's ability to exchange thermal energy with its surroundings; the square root of the product of its thermal conductivity and its volumetric heat capacity.
What part of speech is effusivity?
Effusivity is a noun.
What is the plural of effusivity?
The plural of effusivity is effusivities.

Words near effusivity in the dictionary

  1. effusive
  2. effusively
  3. effusiveness
  4. effusivenesses
  5. effusivities
  6. effusivity
  7. effæminacies
  8. effæminacy
  9. effæminate
  10. effœminacie
  11. effœminacies

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