Meanings
nounspecific heat (countable and uncountable, plural specific heats)
plural specific heats
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesAn obsolete term for specific heat capacity.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Translations
Finnish ominaislämpö
- ominaislämpöspecific heat capacity
German spezifische Wärme
- spezifische Wärmespecific heat capacity
Romanian căldură specifică
- căldură specificăspecific heat capacity
Spanish calor específico
- calor específicospecific heat capacity
Tagalog hambinging init
- hambinging initspecific heat capacity
Thai ความร้อนจำเพาะ
- ความร้อนจำเพาะ (kwaam-rɔ́ɔn-jam-pɔ́)specific heat capacity
Turkish ısınma ısısı
- ısınma ısısıspecific heat capacity
Cite this entry
APA
specific heat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specific%20heat
MLA
“specific heat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specific%20heat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “specific heat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specific%20heat.
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