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specific heat

n 1  :  the ratio of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree to that required to raise the temperature of an equal mass of water one degree  2  :  the heat in calories required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius .
 
 

 
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