"heat capacity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heat capacities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heat capacity (plural heat capacities)
  1. (physics) The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase. Wikipedia link: heat capacity Categories (topical): Physics Translations (the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy): capacitat calorífica [feminine] (Catalan), capacitat tèrmica [feminine] (Catalan), varmekapacitet [common-gender] (Danish), warmtecapaciteit [feminine] (Dutch), varmokapacito (Esperanto), lämpökapasiteetti (Finnish), capacité thermique [feminine] (French), capacidade calorífica [feminine] (Galician), თბოტევადობა (tboṭevadoba) (Georgian), Wärmekapazität (German), θερμοχωρητικότητα (thermochoritikótita) [feminine] (Greek), hőkapacitás (Hungarian), kapasitas kalor (Indonesian), capacità termica [feminine] (Italian), muatan haba (Malay), varmekapasitet (Norwegian), capacidade calorífica [feminine] (Portuguese), capacidade térmica [feminine] (Portuguese), теплоёмкость (teplojómkostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), capacidad calorífica [feminine] (Spanish), capacidad térmica [feminine] (Spanish), värmekapacitet (Swedish), initing lulan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-heat_capacity-en-noun-mh3SykYx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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      "sense": "the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy",
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      "sense": "the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy",
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