Specific heat Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
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(Physics) , the quantity of heat required to raise temperature of a body one degree, taking as the unit of measure the quantity required to raise the same weight of water from zero to one degree;thus, the .specific heat of mercury is 0.033, that of water being 1.000
