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nounThe heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of a phase.
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nounheat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
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heatheat energy
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Translations
Catalan calor latent
- calor latentheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Chinese Mandarin 潛熱 /潜热
- 潛熱 /潜热 (qiánrè)heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Esperanto latenta varmo
- latenta varmoheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Finnish latenttilämpö, piilevä lämpö
- latenttilämpöheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
- piilevä lämpöheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
French enthalpie de changement d'état
- enthalpie de changement d'étatheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
German latente Wärme
- latente Wärmeheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Greek λανθάνουσα θερμότητα
- λανθάνουσα θερμότητα (lanthánousa thermótita)heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Indonesian kalor laten
- kalor latenheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Irish teas folaigh
- teas folaighheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Japanese 潜熱
- 潜熱 (sennetsu)heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Korean 잠열
- 잠열 (jamyeol)heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Malay haba pendam
- haba pendamheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Portuguese calor latente
- calor latenteheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Russian удельная теплота
- удельная теплота (udelʹnaja teplota)heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Spanish calor latente
- calor latenteheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Tagalog lingid na init
- lingid na initheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Tamil மறை வெப்பம்
- மறை வெப்பம் (maṟai veppam)heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
Thai ความร้อนแฝงจำเพาะ
- ความร้อนแฝงจำเพาะheat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
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APA
latent heat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latent%20heat
MLA
“latent heat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latent%20heat. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latent heat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latent%20heat.
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