“mechanical-equivalent”

We have one entry that includes the term mechanical-equivalent.

mechanical equivalent of heat

noun

: the value of a unit quantity of heat in terms of mechanical work units with its most probable value in cgs measure being 4.1855 × 107 ergs per calorie symbol J


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