tỏa nhiệt
Definition
Verb:
- To emit heat: To release or give off thermal energy, often as a result of a chemical reaction, physical process, or combustion.
- To radiate heat: To disperse heat outward from a source into the surrounding environment.
Noun (in compound forms):
- Heat emission / Exothermicity: The process or property of releasing heat. Often used in technical contexts like "năng suất tỏa nhiệt" (heat emission capacity).
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Phản ứng này tỏa nhiệt rất mạnh. (This reaction emits heat very intensely.)
- Mặt trời tỏa nhiệt và ánh sáng. (The sun radiates heat and light.)
- Lò sưởi đang tỏa nhiệt khắp phòng. (The heater is radiating heat throughout the room.)
Advanced Usage
"tỏa nhiệt hóa học": Refers specifically to an exothermic chemical reaction.
- Sự đốt cháy là một quá trình tỏa nhiệt hóa học điển hình. (Combustion is a typical exothermic chemical process.)
"năng suất tỏa nhiệt": A technical term meaning "calorific value" or "heat of combustion."
- Than đá có năng suất tỏa nhiệt cao. (Coal has a high calorific value.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tỏa (v): to radiate, to emanate, to diffuse (used with other nouns like "tỏa sáng" - to shine, "tỏa hương" - to emit fragrance).
- Nhiệt (n): heat.
- Phản ứng tỏa nhiệt (n phr): exothermic reaction.
- Vật tỏa nhiệt (n phr): heat-emitting object; radiator.
Synonyms
- Emit heat: To give off heat.
- Radiate heat: To send out heat in rays or waves.
- Give off heat: A more general term for releasing thermal energy.
Related Scientific Terms
- Exothermic: (adjective) Describing a process that releases heat energy.
- Phản ứng exothermic rất phổ biến. (Exothermic reactions are very common.)
- Heat dissipation: The process of spreading or dispersing heat away from a source.