| NOUN | phenomenon | heat of fusion | heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid / liquid at the same temperature |
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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 / liquid at the same temperature. | |
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| Example | "the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification" | |
| Broader | latent heat, heat of transformation | heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure |
| Spanish | calor de fusión | |
| Catalan | calor de fusió | |
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