英语词汇“water equivalent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

water equivalent

/ˈwɔːtə(r) ɪˌkwɪvələnt/

noun

1 Meteorology. More fully snow water equivalent. The amount of precipitation represented by a quantity of snow, sleet, or ice.

2 Physics. The amount of water, measured in terms of mass, which requires the same amount of heat as a given body in order to raise its temperature by the same amount. Now rare.

The water equivalent of a particular body is calculated by multiplying the mass of the body by its specific heat..

Origin

Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From water + equivalent.

单词	water equivalent
释义	water equivalent /ˈwɔːtə(r) ɪˌkwɪvələnt/ noun 1 Meteorology. More fully snow water equivalent. The amount of precipitation represented by a quantity of snow, sleet, or ice. 2 Physics. The amount of water, measured in terms of mass, which requires the same amount of heat as a given body in order to raise its temperature by the same amount. Now rare. The water equivalent of a particular body is calculated by multiplying the mass of the body by its specific heat.. Origin Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From water + equivalent.
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