HEAT OF FUSION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature

Example:

the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("heat of fusion" is a kind of...):

heat of transformation; latent heat (heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure)

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