specific heat
noun
: the heat in calories required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius
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These first images were taken from low-Earth orbit, as the satellite used its multi-band infrared (IR) instrument to scan the landscape for specific heat signatures that could be indicative of wildfires.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 June 2025
While air temperature starts to increase in June, water temperature typically lags because of the higher specific heat of water.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Other research into specific heat waves have come to similar conclusions.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
To have gotten myself to get there for that specific heat was special.
—Anna Dimond, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
Objects with large surface areas and smaller masses have lower specific heats.
—Anil Oza, TIME, 18 June 2024
Every object has what is called specific heat, which is how much energy is required to heat it up or cool it down by 1°C.
—Anil Oza, TIME, 18 June 2024
However, there were a couple of missing features typically found in slow cookers at a slightly higher price such as an indicator light to confirm the appliance—or specific heat setting—is on.
—Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2023
Some spoke with New Scientist, saying that tell-tale signs of superconductivity—including a particular response to a magnetic field or a specific heat capacity—aren’t represented in the data.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 June 2025
While air temperature starts to increase in June, water temperature typically lags because of the higher specific heat of water.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Other research into specific heat waves have come to similar conclusions.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
To have gotten myself to get there for that specific heat was special.
—Anna Dimond, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
Objects with large surface areas and smaller masses have lower specific heats.
—Anil Oza, TIME, 18 June 2024
Every object has what is called specific heat, which is how much energy is required to heat it up or cool it down by 1°C.
—Anil Oza, TIME, 18 June 2024
However, there were a couple of missing features typically found in slow cookers at a slightly higher price such as an indicator light to confirm the appliance—or specific heat setting—is on.
—Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2023
Some spoke with New Scientist, saying that tell-tale signs of superconductivity—including a particular response to a magnetic field or a specific heat capacity—aren’t represented in the data.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
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“Specific heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specific%20heat. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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