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Specific Heat

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Noun

1. specific heat

the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade

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Specific Heat

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noun
another name for specific heat capacity

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Specific Heat

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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 raise the temperature of an equal mass of water one degree

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Specific Heat

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n.
1. The ratio of the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one unit of temperature to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a similar mass of a reference material, usually water, by the same amount.
2. The amount of heat, measured in calories, required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree.

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