atomic heat

British  

noun

1. the product of an element's atomic weight and its specific heat (capacity)

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Example Sentences

Whatever its source, Jack’s atomic heat threatens to warp the linoleum tiles on the kitchen floor.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2012

He remembers staring at the tiles that had bubbled from the atomic heat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Estimated at constant pressure the atomic heat would be 3.5.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

Some authors adopt 2.5 and some 3.5 for the ideal atomic heat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

For a diatomic gas, the molecular heat would be nearly five calories, or the atomic heat of a gas in the diatomic state would be 2.5.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various