heat of fusion

English

Noun

heat of fusion (countable and uncountable, plural heats of fusion)

  1. (physics) The amount of heat absorbed by unit mass of a material, at its melting point, that causes a phase transition from solid to liquid

Synonyms

  • enthalpy of fusion

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