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.
fig (plural figs) 1  A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics. 2  The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds. 3  A small piece of tobacco. 4  The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.