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HIDDEN HEAT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Atmospheric Physics
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- latent heat
1, record 1, English, latent%20heat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hidden heat 2, record 1, English, hidden%20heat
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of energy released or absorbed during a change of state of a substance. 3, record 1, English, - latent%20heat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
latent heat; hidden heat : For example, for ice to melt it must draw up and absorb latent heat. 2, record 1, English, - latent%20heat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In meteorology, the important changes are those of water substance, energy being released to the surrounding air in the changes from vapour to liquid to solid and absorbed from the air during changes in the opposite sense. 3, record 1, English, - latent%20heat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaleur latente
1, record 1, French, chaleur%20latente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chaleur absorbée par une substance sans variation de température durant le passage de cette substance de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux ou de l'état solide à l'état liquide, ou libérée par cette substance également sans variation de température durant le passage inverse, c'est-à-dire de l'état gazeux à l'état liquide ou de l'état liquide à l'état solide. 2, record 1, French, - chaleur%20latente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En météorologie, les changements importants concernent l'eau, de l'énergie étant fournie à l'air ambiant dans la transformation de vapeur à liquide, puis à solide, et prise à l'air ambiant dans les transformations en sens inverse. 3, record 1, French, - chaleur%20latente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La chaleur latente est exprimée en BTU, en kilojoules ou en calories. 4, record 1, French, - chaleur%20latente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
- Física de la atmósfera
- Climatología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- calor latente
1, record 1, Spanish, calor%20latente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cantidad de energía liberada o absorbida por un cuerpo que cambia de estado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - calor%20latente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En meteorología, los cambios importantes se refieren al agua, de la que se libera energía al aire ambiente en la transformación de vapor a líquido y después a sólido, siendo absorbida del aire en los cambios en sentido inverso. 2, record 1, Spanish, - calor%20latente
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