heat
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- noun
- /hiːt/
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- When people are near death from heat prostration, they usually curl up in whatever shade they can find.
- heat wave
- heat stress
- heat-related
People will die of heat, they'll die of of cold.
- People will die of heat, they'll die of of cold.
- Baghdad is more noted for unbearable heat than cold.
- No way a skull can shrink in intense heat that's crazy.
- They were in a nearly airless heat baked container.
- But for me, this is heat, cold contrast.
- You want to go inside into the heat, women.
Examples
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Baghdad is more noted for unbearable heat than cold.
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They won't last ten laps in this heat.
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And it's what we experience as heat and light from our star.
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Some of us thrive in the heat, like me.
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Later in the week, the heat drops down over the city like a net.
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I shut my eyes and could feel waves of heat rising up from the gravel.
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I crave heat.
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Last year, Southern California experienced record heat in October and November, creating the perfect conditions for wildfires.
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Humans are helping zoo animals beat the heat as temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius.
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Old people drop like flies in this heat, so it's important to stay cool and hydrated.
Synonyms
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How hot or cold something is
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A gentle feeling of heat on your skin
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A higher than normal level of heat in the air
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How warm something is because of its temperature
A gentle heat in a place or from the sun
Antonyms
Idioms
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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4.5
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
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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', and it describes the state or feeling of being 'hot' or warm.