heat exchange

noun

The transfer of thermal energy from something hotter to something colder.

Meanings

nounheat exchange (countable and uncountable, plural heat exchanges)

plural heat exchanges

  1. countableuncountableThe transfer of thermal energy from something hotter to something colder.
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heat exchange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20exchange

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“heat exchange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20exchange. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat exchange,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20exchange.

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