latent heat
Example Sentences
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Snow that has fallen, or ice that has formed on surfaces, can often melt in the sun or form latent heat from the surface.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
That can release an enormous amount of latent heat into the atmosphere, and through that action, it can influence storm tracks and whether they hit California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023
Moreover, when that moisture condenses into clouds, it releases latent heat, further warming the air.
From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2018
The solar heat is dispersed and becomes latent heat, embodied in water vapour, to be condensed and released as rain.
From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2017
Was Watt familiar with the concept of latent heat when he devised his new engine, and did the new theory inform his new technology?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
