蒸发热

蒸發熱

zhēngfārè

noun

Meanings

1 latent heat of evaporation
2 heat of vaporization

Characters

steam, evaporate

Examples

水的蒸发热相对较高。

Shuǐ de zhēngfārè xiāngduì jiào gāo.

The heat of vaporization of water is relatively high.

出汗利用蒸发热来冷却身体。

Chūhàn lìyòng zhēngfārè lái lěngquè shēntǐ.

Sweating uses the latent heat of evaporation to cool the body.

Tips

usage

A physics/chemistry term — the energy needed to turn a liquid into a vapor. Compare with 熔化热 (rónghuàrè, latent heat of fusion) for solid-to-liquid.

Stroke Order

蒸 zhēng

发 fā

热 rè