specific heat
n.
► The ratio of the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one unit of temperature to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a similar mass of a reference material, usually water, by the same amount.
► The amount of heat, measured in calories, required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree.

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