Meanings
plural heats of vaporization · alternative heat of vaporisation
- natural sciencesThe amount of heat needed to change a unit mass of material from a liquid to a gas at its boiling point
Synonyms: enthalpy of vaporization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe amount of heat needed to change a unit mass of material from a liquid to a gas at its boiling point
More synonyms by meaning
nounheat 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish höyrystymislämpö
- höyrystymislämpöTranslations
French énergie de vaporisation
- énergie de vaporisationTranslations
German Verdampfungswärme
- VerdampfungswärmeTranslations
Tagalog init ng sasingaw
- init ng sasingawTranslations
Cite this entry
heat of vaporization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20of%20vaporization
“heat of vaporization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20of%20vaporization. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat of vaporization,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20of%20vaporization.
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