SPECIFIC HEAT


Meaning of SPECIFIC HEAT in English

Ratio of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree to that required to raise the temperature of an equal mass of water one degree.

The term is also used to mean the amount of heat, in calories, required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.