Latent heat is energy released or absorbed, by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature process. An example is latent heat of fusion for a phase change, melting, at a specified temperature and pressure. The term was introduced around 1762 by Scottish chemist Joseph Black. It is derived from the Latin latere (to lie hidden). Black used the term in the context of calorimetry where a heat transfer caused a volume change while the thermodynamic system's temperature was constant. Wikipedia, Latent Heat

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Heat
HEAT - Snell
heat death
heat engine
HEAT FROM VIBRATION
heat life
heat multiplication
heat of resistance to tension
heat resistance
latent
Latent Element
Latent Energy
Latent Force
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Latent Force in Interstitial Spaces
LATENT FORCE IN INTERSTITIAL SPACES - ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - MOLECULAR DISSOCIATION
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latent neutral
Law of Heat
multiplication of heat
specific heat
WHAT IS HEAT
12.29 - Origin and Nature of Heat
12.31 - Heat Generated Through Resistance to Compression
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