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HEAT OF CONDENSATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heat of condensation mean?
• HEAT OF CONDENSATION (noun)
The noun HEAT OF CONDENSATION has 1 sense:
1. heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid
Familiarity information: HEAT OF CONDENSATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Context example:
the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization
Hypernyms ("heat of condensation" is a kind of...):
heat of transformation; latent heat (heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure)
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