to heat
- verb
- /hiːt/
- To heat the room quickly, turn the thermostat up to 75 degrees.
- heat the water
- heat the air
- the sun heats the air
And most of them are going to just heat wasted heat.
- And most of them are going to just heat wasted heat.
Examples
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The end product, a chicken feed, was heated to 120 Celsius for 15 minutes before dehydration.
Academic text (1992) -
I could heat it up for you if you want.
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The water is heating up, by the way.
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Do not use the stove to heat your home.
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For example, when water is heated by fire, it can heat other things as well.
Academic text (2017) -
The function of the furnace is to heat the aluminum parts to 1,000 degrees F.
Academic text (1999) -
Some patients find rubbing or warming affected areas with heated wheat bags helpful.
Academic text (2012) -
In a large saucepan, you should heat the sauce on medium until it starts to bubble.
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Please heat the water for the tea until it's steaming.
Synonyms
To make or become less cold
Become or make something less cold
To make something hot or warm
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Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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A layer or device that protects a spacecraft from very hot air when it returns to the atmosphere
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A condition when you feel dizzy, sick, and weak after being very hot and not drinking enough water
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A weapon that follows the heat from a plane's engine to hit it
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A machine that moves heat from outside air or the ground into a building to warm it
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The total energy in a system, including energy from pressure and volume
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A machine that moves heat between two liquids or gases without mixing them
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Heat taken in or given out when a material changes state, such as melting and boiling
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A metal part that takes heat away from electronic parts so they do not get too hot
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Amount of heat needed to raise one gram of a material by one degree Celsius
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The release of heat from a machine or device to prevent overheating
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A condition of dizziness, feeling sick, and weakness from losing fluids in hot weather, also called heat exhaustion
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The amount of heat needed to change a solid directly into a gas without becoming liquid
Bright flashes in the far sky at night with no nearby thunder, often on hot evenings
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The amount of energy inside a system plus its pressure times its volume
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The amount of heat needed to change one kilogram of solid to liquid at its melting point without changing temperature
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Amount of energy given off for each kilogram when a liquid becomes solid, for example when water freezes
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Heat released or taken in when a substance dissolves in a large amount of liquid like water
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Amount of energy absorbed or released when a substance changes state like ice melting
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Amount of heat needed to turn a liquid into steam without raising its temperature
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A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby
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A dangerous rise in body temperature after being in very hot conditions
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Energy needed to break molecules into smaller parts in a hot gas or liquid
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The heat released or absorbed per mole when a compound forms from its elements under standard conditions
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The number showing how much more heat a material needs at constant pressure than at constant volume
How Hot
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heat comes from the old English word hāt meaning 'hot', so to heat something is simply to make it 'hot' or warmer.