- specific heat
- a material property that indicates the amount of energy a body stores for each degree increase in temperature, on a per unit mass basis. Its units are J/kg-K.
Mechanics glossary. 2013.
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Specific heat — specific spe*cif ic (sp[ e]*s[i^]f [i^]k), a. [F. sp[ e]cifique, or NL. spesificus; L. species a particular sort or kind + facere to make. Cf. {specify}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
specific heat — n 1) the ratio of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree to that required to raise the temperature of an equal mass of water one degree 2) the heat in calories required to raise the temperature of one gram of… … Medical dictionary
specific heat — n. 1. the number of calories needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a given substance 1°C 2. 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… … English World dictionary
specific heat — Physics. 1. the number of calories required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1°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. [1825 … Universalium
specific heat — savitoji šiluminė talpa statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Vienetinės masės medžiagos šiluminė talpa. atitikmenys: angl. heat capacity per unit mass; massic heat capacity; specific heat; specific heat capacity vok.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
specific heat — savitoji šiluminė talpa statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Šiluminė talpa, padalyta iš masės. atitikmenys: angl. heat capacity per unit mass; massic heat capacity; specific heat; specific heat capacity vok. Eigenwärme, f; … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
specific heat — savitoji šiluminė talpa statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Šilumos kiekis, kurį reikia suteikti 1 kg medžiagos, kad jos temperatūra pakiltų vienu kelvinu. atitikmenys: angl. heat capacity per unit mass; massic heat… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
specific heat — noun a) the ratio of the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of substance by a unit degree to the amount of heat needed to raise that of the same mass of water by the same amount b) the amount of heat, in calories,… … Wiktionary
specific heat — savitoji šiluma statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Šilumos kiekis, kurį reikia suteikti 1 kg medžiagos, kad jos temperatūra pakiltų vienu kelvinu. atitikmenys: angl. specific heat rus. удельная теплота … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
specific heat — savitoji šiluma statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. specific heat vok. spezifische Wärme, f rus. удельная теплота, f pranc. chaleur massique, f; chaleur spécifique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Specific heat capacity — Specific heat capacity, also known simply as specific heat, is the measure of the heat energy required to increase the temperature of a unit quantity of a substance by a certain temperature interval. The term originated primarily through the work … Wikipedia
