heat of fusion (n)

n11471578

type n
lex_filenum 19
def 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
examples the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification
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Hypernym latent heat, heat of transformation
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Hyponym latent heat, heat of transformation

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