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latent heat

/ˌleɪtnt ˈhiːt/noun

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noun
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    [U] physics

    the heat that a substance takes in or gives out when it changes state, for example from solid to liquid or liquid to gas, without any change in its temperature

    गुप्त ऊष्मा

    • Ice absorbs latent heat as it melts, although its temperature stays at 0 °C.
    • the latent heat of vaporisation of water
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General knowledge

A burn from steam is more severe than one from boiling water at the same temperature, because steam also gives out its latent heat when it condenses on the skin.

GK: समान तापमान पर भाप से जलना उबलते पानी से जलने की तुलना में अधिक गंभीर होता है, क्योंकि त्वचा पर संघनित होते समय भाप अपनी latent heat भी छोड़ती है।