🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

intercambio de calor

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-ter-ˈkam-bjo de ka-ˈlor

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Heat-Exchange/hiːt ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El intercambio de calor es crucial en la ingeniería térmica."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of transferring heat from one substance or system to another.

    "The heat-exchange system in the building efficiently regulates temperature."
  2. 2

    A mechanism or device designed to facilitate the transfer of heat.

    "The new heat-exchange unit significantly improves energy efficiency."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'heat-exchange' is derived from the combination of 'heat', originating from Old English 'hætu', meaning warmth, and 'exchange', from Latin 'exchangere', meaning to change or interchange. The concept has evolved in the context of thermodynamics and engineering since the 19th century.

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