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heat

heat

42 4.4
A race that decides who moves on to the final
  • noun
  • /hiːt/
: serie
  • This is the fifth and final heat of the day.
  • dead heat
  • qualifying heat
  • semifinal heat

Examples

  • Stacy will advance to the final heat.

  • We have got 20-minute heats today with the top four waves scoring.

  • Well it's down to the final heat for these three racers.

  • Great Britain's the team to watch in our heat.

  • Athletes sit, grouped with the other competitors in their heats, while officials check their equipment and race numbers.

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  • Stacy will advance to the final heat after winning today's race.

  • This is the fifth and final heat of the day, leading to the championship event.

  • The racers faced tough competition in the initial heat before qualifying for the finals.

Synonyms

race
vsheat
∞ 1.0

A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first

is a specific early qualifying contest not a general speed competition
prelim
vsheat
  • Jargon
10 7.2

A short match that happens before the main event in sports or shows

is an initial qualifying contest whose winner advances to a later round

Idioms

During a very emotional moment when people act without thinking

To notice warmth on your skin from the sun or a fire

14 6.1

When you feel strong feelings and act without thinking

3 8.1

Unable to handle pressure or strong criticism

Compounds

43 3.2

A period of very hot weather that lasts several days

20 6.7

A race result when two or more people finish exactly together

heat shield
  • Specialized
11 4.6

A layer or device that protects a spacecraft from very hot air when it returns to the atmosphere

8 8.0

A strong beam of energy that makes things hot from far away

6 3.6

A lamp that gives off heat to warm people, animals, or food

heat-seeking missile
  • Specialized
6 5.0

A weapon that follows the heat from a plane's engine to hit it

heat pump
  • Specialized
6 4.2

A machine that moves heat from outside air or the ground into a building to warm it

heat exhaustion
  • Specialized
5 4.0

A condition when you feel dizzy, sick, and weak after being very hot and not drinking enough water

heat energy
  • Specialized
5 3.2

The movement of warmth from a hotter thing to a cooler thing

heat content
  • Specialized
3 6.7

The total energy in a system, including energy from pressure and volume

heat sink
  • Specialized
3 4.5

A metal part that takes heat away from electronic parts so they do not get too hot

Bright flashes in the far sky at night with no nearby thunder, often on hot evenings

heat exchanger
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A machine that moves heat between two liquids or gases without mixing them

2 3.5

A skin irritation with small red bumps that appears when it is hot and humid

heat engine
  • Specialized
2 5.0

A machine that uses heat to make movement or power

latent heat
  • Specialized
2 5.0

Heat taken in or given out when a material changes state, such as melting and boiling

2 7.8

Very high temperature that makes metal glow white

specific heat
  • Specialized
2 5.7

Amount of heat needed to raise one gram of a material by one degree Celsius

1 2.6

Heat from burning natural gas to warm a building

1 7.0

A skin rash with small itchy red spots in hot, wet weather

heat prostration
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A condition of dizziness, feeling sick, and weakness from losing fluids in hot weather, also called heat exhaustion

steam heat
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A system that heats a building by sending steam to radiators

heat dissipation
  • Specialized
1 4.4

The release of heat from a machine or device to prevent overheating

total heat
  • Specialized
1 7.0

The amount of energy inside a system plus its pressure times its volume

heat unit
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A measure of heat energy like a calorie or BTU

heat-releasing
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A chemical reaction or substance that gives off heat

blood heat
  • Archaic
1 5.5

The normal temperature of the human body, about 37°C or 98.6°F

red heat
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A very high temperature when metal glows red

heat-absorbing
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A material or reaction that takes in heat from its surroundings

heat of sublimation
  • Specialized
1 8.2

The amount of heat needed to change a solid directly into a gas without becoming liquid

heat of condensation
  • Specialized
1 7.2

The amount of heat given off when a gas becomes a liquid

heat flash
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby

heat of vaporization
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Amount of heat needed to turn a liquid into steam without raising its temperature

heat of fusion
  • Specialized
1 6.3

The amount of heat needed to change one kilogram of solid to liquid at its melting point without changing temperature

heat of formation
  • Specialized
1 6.7

The heat released or absorbed per mole when a compound forms from its elements under standard conditions

heat barrier
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A speed limit where a plane gets so hot that its parts can be damaged

1 6.7

The idea that temperature goes up when particles move faster

6.5

Amount of energy given off for each kilogram when a liquid becomes solid, for example when water freezes

heat of solution
  • Specialized
6.8

Heat released or taken in when a substance dissolves in a large amount of liquid like water

7.3

Amount of energy absorbed or released when a substance changes state like ice melting

heat hyperpyrexia
  • Specialized
9.9

A dangerous rise in body temperature after being in very hot conditions

heat of dissociation
  • Specialized
8.6

Energy needed to break molecules into smaller parts in a hot gas or liquid

heat capacity ratio
  • Specialized
7.0

The number showing how much more heat a material needs at constant pressure than at constant volume

How Many

tournament
465 1.8
field
174 2.1
heat
42 4.4
match
504 1.4
duel
66 5.5

Surface Forms

heat singular
heats plural

Etymology

Heat as a race round is thought to come from the idea of a short, intense or 'hot' contest; a helpful way to remember it is to think of each heat as a quick, 'hot' round that decides who goes to the final.