# Kapitza resistance

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A resistance to the flow of heat across the interface between liquid helium and a solid that produces a temperature discontinuity.

## Etymology
For Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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