latent heat
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1. heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure (noun.phenomenon)
hypernym | : | heat, heat energy, |
definition | : | a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | heat of condensation, |
definition | : | heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | heat of fusion, |
definition | : | heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | heat of solidification, |
definition | : | heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | heat of sublimation, |
definition | : | heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes from a solid to a gaseous state (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | heat of vaporisation, heat of vaporization, |
definition | : | heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature (noun.phenomenon) |
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