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mechanical equivalent of heat [mi′kan·ə·kəl i′kwiv·ə·lənt əv ′hēt] (thermodynamics) The amount of mechanical energy equivalent to a unit of heat. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The effort of Joule to establish the mechanical equivalent of heat by more and more refined methods is certainly the best evidence of the significance which this man of genius attributed to quantitative investigation. |
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