Meanings
nounheat capacity (countable and uncountable, plural heat capacities)
plural heat capacities
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.
500 J introduced to a system caused the temperature of the system to increase by 2 K; thus, the heat capacity is 250 J/K. If the system consists of a single material with a mass of 500 g, the specific heat capacity of that material is 500 J/K/kg.
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Catalan capacitat calorífica, capacitat tèrmica
- capacitat caloríficathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
- capacitat tèrmicathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Danish varmekapacitet
- varmekapacitetthe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Dutch warmtecapaciteit
- warmtecapaciteitthe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Esperanto varmokapacito
- varmokapacitothe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Finnish lämpökapasiteetti
- lämpökapasiteettithe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
French capacité thermique
- capacité thermiquethe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
German Wärmekapazität
- Wärmekapazitätthe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Greek θερμοχωρητικότητα
- θερμοχωρητικότητα (thermochoritikótita)the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Hungarian hőkapacitás
- hőkapacitásthe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Indonesian kapasitas kalor
- kapasitas kalorthe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Italian capacità termica
- capacità termicathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Malay muatan haba
- muatan habathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Māori kītanga wera
- kītanga werathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Norwegian varmekapasitet
- varmekapasitetthe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Portuguese capacidade calorífica, capacidade térmica
- capacidade caloríficathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
- capacidade térmicathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Russian теплоёмкость
- теплоёмкость (teplojómkostʹ)the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Spanish capacidad calorífica, capacidad térmica
- capacidad caloríficathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
- capacidad térmicathe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Swedish värmekapacitet
- värmekapacitetthe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
Tagalog initing lulan
- initing lulanthe capability of a substance to absorb heat energy
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