Definitions for latent heat
la·tent heat

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1. latent heat, heat of transformationnoun

   heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure

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1. latent heatnoun

   the heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase

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1. Latent heat

   Latent heat (also known as latent energy or heat of transformation) is energy released or absorbed, by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature process — usually a first-order phase transition. Latent heat can be understood as energy in hidden form which is supplied or extracted to change the state of a substance without changing its temperature. Examples are latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization involved in phase changes, i.e. a substance condensing or vaporizing at a specified temperature and pressure.The term was introduced around 1762 by Scottish chemist Joseph Black. It is derived from the Latin latere (to lie hidden). Black used the term in the context of calorimetry where a heat transfer caused a volume change in a body while its temperature was constant. In contrast to latent heat, sensible heat is energy transferred as heat, with a resultant temperature change in a body.

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1. latent heat

   Latent heat is the amount of energy in the form of heat that is absorbed or released by a substance during a constant-temperature process such as a phase transition - for example, during melting, solidification, evaporation, condensation, or sublimation. This heat energy does not lead to a temperature change of the substance but is used or released in altering the state of the substance.

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1. Latent heat

   Latent heat is the heat released or absorbed by a body or a thermodynamic system during a constant-temperature process. A typical example is a change of state of matter, meaning a phase transition such as the melting of ice or the boiling of water. The term was introduced around 1762 by Scottish chemist Joseph Black. It is derived from the Latin latere. Black used the term in the context of calorimetry when referring to the heat transferred that caused a change of volume while the thermodynamic system was held at constant temperature. In contrast to latent heat, an energy is called a sensible energy or heat, when it causes processes that do result in a change of the temperature of the system.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of latent heat in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of latent heat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of latent heat in a Sentence

1. Schopenhauer:

   What a man can do and suffer is unknown to himself till some occasion presents itself which draws out the hidden power. Just as one sees not in the water of an unruffled pond the fury and roar with which it can dash down a steep rock without injury to itself, or how high it is capable of rising; or as little as one can suspect the latent heat in ice-cold water.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=latent heat
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Latent_Heat
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_Heat
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5. ^ Wikidata
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