energía calorífica

Definitions of energía calorífica
  1. noun
    a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
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    types:
    calor latente
    heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
    calor específico
    the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
    type of:
    energía
    (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
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