amount of heat
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandheat
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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heat
noun
uk/hiːt/us/hiːt/
the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature ...
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(Definition ofamountandheatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theamountofheatgenerated depends on the current flowing through the conductors and volume occupied by the conductors.
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The main problem for the control engineer of a district heating system is to decide the correctamountofheatto produce.
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Temperature sensors can be fitted, which can measure theamountofheatgenerated and consequently the energy burned by the wearer.
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An equalamountofheat-stable protein extracts, corresponding to 0.3 seed, was loaded on the various lanes.
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Specifically the thermocouples in the coaxial water jackets monitor a major difference between inlet and outlet, temperatures, which are due to theamountofheattransferred.
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The mush can be thought of as being formed by anamountofheatbeing added to solid at its melting point, this amount being insufficient to provide complete melting.
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A certainamountofheathas been engendered on one or two points, but they have been points only of argument and not of prejudice.
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The other side of the equation is minimising theamountofheator energy loss.
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Certainly an enormousamountofheatand anxiety has been generated.
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Not much light, but a certainamountofheatwas generated.
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A lot of energy is needed to provide what might appear, on the surface, to be a smallishamountofheat.
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It is remarkable how much physical energy one has to put in to obtain what appears to be a comparatively smallamountofheat.
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I remember talking about the way in which mechanical energy can be converted to an equivalentamountofheatenergy.
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This has raised a considerableamountofheat.
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He went on throughout the rest of his speech to talk about the working classes, and generated a considerableamountofheatin so doing.
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Thatamountofheatcould generate enough steam to develop a power station.
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This is an indication of theamountofheatthat they use.
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Can it really insulate even 20 houses to a reasonable standard and save a fairamountofheatloss?
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