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noun (wikipedia, specific heat capacity)
- (physics) the ratio of the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of substance by a unit degree to the amount of heat needed to raise that of the same mass of water by the same amount
- (physics) the amount of heat, in calories, needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius
Translations: - Spanish: calor específico
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