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specific heat

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. specific heat (noun)
  2. rotational specific heat (noun)
  3. vibrational specific heat (noun)

specific heat

noun

Definition of SPECIFIC HEAT

: the heat in calories required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius
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