HEAT OF CONDENSATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid

Example:

the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

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)