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latent heat vs heat of vaporization

heat of vaporization vs latent heat

latent heat and heat of vaporization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
latent heat Yes No No No
heat of vaporization Yes No No No
As nouns, heat of vaporization is a hyponym of latent heat; that is, heat of vaporization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than latent heat:
  • latent heat: heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
  • heat of vaporization: heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature
latent heat (noun) heat of vaporization (noun)
heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature
Difference between latent heat and heat of vaporization

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