亚洲网紅露点

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specific heat

noun

Physics.
  1. the number of calories required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1掳C, or the number of BTU's per pound per degree F.
  2. (originally) the ratio of the thermal capacity of a substance to that of standard material.

specific heat

  1. See under heat capacity

specific heat

  1. The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius , or to raise the temperature of one pound of a substance by one degree Fahrenheit (see also Fahrenheit ).
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of specific heat1

First recorded in 1825鈥35
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