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

The atomic heat of a metal in the solid state is in most cases larger than six calories at ordinary temperatures.

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

Atomic and Molecular Heats.—The ideal atomic heat is the thermal capacity of a gramme-atom in the ideal state of monatomic gas at constant volume.

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