heat capacity
noun/ˈhiːt kəpæsəti/
/ˈhiːt kəpæsəti/
[uncountable] (chemistry)- the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of something by one degree
- The heat capacity of the top three metres of the ocean is equal to that of the entire atmosphere.
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