heat capacity
heat capacity noun: the capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.
Noun
heat capacity (countable and uncountable, plural heat capacities)
- The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.
- 500 J introduced to a system caused the temperature of the system to increase by 2 K; thus, the heat capacity is 250 J/K. If the system consists of a single material with a mass of 500 g, the specific heat capacity of that material is 500 J/K/kg.
heat capacity meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Malay
heat capacity in Tamil
- வெப்பக் கொள்ளளவு, வெப்ப ஏற்புத்திறன், வெப்பக்கொள்ளளவு
heat capacity in Malayalam
- താപധാരിത
heat capacity in Tagalog
- the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
- initing lulan
heat capacity in Malay
- the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
- muatan haba
More languagesFewer languages
- heat capacity in Indonesian
- kapasitas kalor
Forms of heat capacity
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Words formed from heat capacity
Questions about heat capacity
- What does heat capacity mean?
- Heat capacity means the capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.
- What is heat capacity in Tamil?
- Heat capacity in Tamil is வெப்பக் கொள்ளளவு, வெப்ப ஏற்புத்திறன், வெப்பக்கொள்ளளவு. See Heat capacity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is heat capacity?
- Heat capacity is a noun.
- What is the plural of heat capacity?
- The plural of heat capacity is heat capacities.
Words near heat capacity in the dictionary
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