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Meaning of "specific volume" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPECIFIC VOLUME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPECIFIC VOLUME

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Specific volume is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPECIFIC VOLUME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Specific volume

In thermodynamics, the specific volume of a substance is the ratio of the substance's volume to its mass. It is the reciprocal of density and is an intrinsic property of matter: Specific Volume for an Ideal gas is also equal to the gas constant multiplied by the temperature and then divided by the pressure and the molecular mass. Typically, the specific volume of a substance is expressed in terms such as, , , or .

Definition of specific volume in the English dictionary

The definition of specific volume in the dictionary is the volume of matter per unit mass; the reciprocal of the density ν.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPECIFIC VOLUME

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SPECIFIC VOLUME

atomic volume
blood volume
companion volume
critical volume
flume
glume
illume
molar volume
molecular volume
multivolume
nom de plume
noms de plume
omnibus volume
packed cell volume
plume
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Synonyms and antonyms of specific volume in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «specific volume» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPECIFIC VOLUME

Find out the translation of specific volume to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of specific volume from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «specific volume» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

比容
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

volumen específico
570 millions of speakers

English

specific volume
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विशिष्ट मात्रा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حجم معين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удельный объем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

volume específico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্দিষ্ট ভলিউম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

volume spécifique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jumlah tertentu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spezifische Volumen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

比体積
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

특정 볼륨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Volume spesifik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khối lượng cụ thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறிப்பிட்ட தொகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठराविक खंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Özel hacim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volume specifico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

objętość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

питомий об´єм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

volumul specific
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγκεκριμένο όγκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spesifieke volume
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

specifik volym
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bestemt volum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of specific volume

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIFIC VOLUME»

The term «specific volume» is regularly used and occupies the 63.362 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIFIC VOLUME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about specific volume

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECIFIC VOLUME»

Discover the use of specific volume in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to specific volume and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology
Specific volume indicates the volume that each pound of a gas occupies. The measurement requires that there must be only 1 lb of the gas. The units are ft3/lb, which differs from the units for total volume, which are simply ft3. One pound of ...
Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson, John Tomczyk, 2012
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Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics
Using Specific Volume, Volume, and Pressure 1.20 A closed system consists of 0.5 kmol of ammonia occupying a volume of 6 m3. Determine (a) the weight of the system, in N, and (b) the specific volume, in m3/kmol and m3/kg. Let g 5 9.81  ...
Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner, 2010
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Instrument Engineers' Handbook,(Volume 2) Third Edition: ...
Liquid-Gas Mixtures The procedure for sizing valves for liquid-gas mixtures applies to a homogeneous mixture of a nonvaporizing liquid and a noncondensible gas. As the mixture passes through the valve, the specific volume of the liquid ...
Bela G. Liptak, 1995
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Polymers Physical Properties
that the dominant factor governing the sound speed of a given polymer is the specific volume of the polymer. This volume dependence arises in the following manner. As the specific volume ofa polymer increases, the average separation ...
Ronald A. Fava, 1980
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Compressor Performance: Aerodynamics for the User
The specific heat at constant volume is the change in internal energy with respect to temperature at a constant specific volume. Specific volume. Specific volume is the volume occupied by a unit mass of gas. It is a thermodynamic property and ...
Theodore Gresh, 2001
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Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils
2.1.1 Density and Specific Volume Density, p, is defined as the ratio of mass to volume. Each phase of a soil has its own density. The density of each phase can be formulated from the phase diagram shown in Fig. 2.3. Specific volume, v0, is ...
D. G. Fredlund, Harianto Rahardjo, 1993
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Practical Guide to Polyethylene
Specific volume (v ), thermal expansion coefficient, heat capacity at constant pressure (c ), heat capacity at constant volume (cv), enthalpy, entropy, and thermal conductivity (X) are thermal characteristics relevant for processing and ...
Cornelia Vasile, Mihaela Pascu, 2005
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Introductory Dynamical Oceanography
Table 2.1 Values of density in situ for fresh and sea water (kgm'1) (International Equation of Slate 1980) Specific volume (a) is the reciprocal of density (a = 1/p) and has the units of m3 kg " 1 . Two other density related quantities are used in ...
Stephen Pond, George L. Pickard, 1983
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Flour Confectionery Manufacture
9.1.3.1 Specific volume For all basic flour confectionery products, and some process intermediates (the possible exceptions being short pastes, shortbreads and some almond goods) an essential feature is the specific volume. This value ...
C. A. Street, 1991
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Industrial Uses of Starch and its Derivatives
Those factors which induce changes in loaf specific volume will directly influence crumb compressibility. Ofelt et al.157 attempted to take this factor into account in their study of the effect of various emulsifying agents, and recently D. W. E. ...
Jack Augustus Radley, 1976

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECIFIC VOLUME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term specific volume is used in the context of the following news items.
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Windows 10: accessing program-specific volume controls
The company has not confirmed or denied this yet, which means that there is a chance that it takes more clicks to access program-specific volume controls in ... «Ghacks Technology News, Jul 15»
2
Hospitals Move to Limit Low-Volume Surgeries
Patients who undergo knee-replacement procedures at the lowest-volume fifth of hospitals are ... He wants to look closely at the specific volume thresholds. «U.S. News & World Report, May 15»
3
Add Better Volume Controls to iOS with Volume Mixer
While iOS makes it simple to change the volume when a function or app is in use, ... Not only can the specific volume components be chosen, but there are many ... «iPhone FAQ, Jun 14»
4
Prevent a partition from mounting in OS X
If you have a specific volume on your Mac that you would like to keep from being ... try to mount any available volumes so you can access or format them for use. «CNET, Jun 13»
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How to prevent a volume from mounting at boot in OS X
You can keep any combination of volumes from automatically being available for ... environments when you might want a specific volume to remain unmounted. «CNET, Sep 12»

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