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.
A chump is a sucker or a fool â someone who is very gullible. If a con artist cheats you out of money, you may end up feeling like a chump. Chump is a very informal word for someone who falls for every trick and scheme, or who believes everything you tell them. If you get an email from an African prince asking for your bank account information so he can give you a lot of money, and you respond excitedly, ready to collect the cash, you're a chump. This meaning of chump first appeared in the 1880s â earlier, the word meant short, thick piece of wood.. Definitions of chump.