Meanings
nounheat of fusion (countable and uncountable, plural heats of fusion)
plural heats of fusion
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe amount of heat absorbed by unit mass of a material, at its melting point, that causes a phase transition from solid to liquid
Synonyms: enthalpy of fusion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe amount of heat absorbed by unit mass of a material, at its melting point, that causes a phase transition from solid to liquid
Similar
enthalpy of fusion
Translations
Finnish sulamislämpö
- sulamislämpöenthalpy resulting from providing heat to a substance to change it from solid to liquid
German Schmelzwärme
- Schmelzwärmeenthalpy resulting from providing heat to a substance to change it from solid to liquid
Hungarian olvadáshő
- olvadáshőenthalpy resulting from providing heat to a substance to change it from solid to liquid
Romanian entalpie de fuziune
- entalpie de fuziuneenthalpy resulting from providing heat to a substance to change it from solid to liquid
Tagalog init ng pamumuok
- init ng pamumuokenthalpy resulting from providing heat to a substance to change it from solid to liquid
Cite this entry
APA
heat of fusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20of%20fusion
MLA
“heat of fusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20of%20fusion. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat of fusion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20of%20fusion.
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