Natural forms of moisture in the atmosphere. An important point to remember is that each time water changes state it either gives off or takes on heat energy. When ice melts it requires about 144 BTUs of heat to change 1 pound of ice to water with a temperature of 32Â°. This is called the heat of fusion.
Noun. 1. chimp-intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests. chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. great ape, pongid-any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae.
The noun WIMP has 2 senses: 1. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy. 2. a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe.Familiarity information: WIMP used as a noun is rare.Dictionary entry details. â¢ WIMP (noun).olonyms (WIMP is a part of...): dark matter ((cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the matter in the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force).