WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
specif′ic heat′, [Physics.]
  1. Physics, Thermodynamicsthe number of calories required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1°C, or the number of BTU's per pound per degree F.
  2. Physics, Thermodynamics(originally) the ratio of the thermal capacity of a substance to that of standard material.
  • 1825–35

'specific heat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
c - calorimeter - heat capacity - sp. ht. - specific - specific heat capacity

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