heat
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1.0
- noun
- /hiːt/
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calefacción
- It keeps the heat in, keeps the snow and rain out.
- turn off the heat
- heat pump
- electric heat
We had no heat, no lights and no communication.
- We had no heat, no lights and no communication.
- Or they just, they lived in a house that didn't have heat and they died of pneumonia.
- Was there someone that you can you turn the heat on, a little chilly on?
Examples
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First, the heat must be spread by fluid flow through pipes throughout the territory.
Academic text (2012) -
The heat's on, Jerry.
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And just as a note, my heat is on high for now.
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Sorry, the heat is up as high as it goes.
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Well, we could make the heat delivery system more efficient.
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Remove the pan from the heat and allow the tea leaves to settle.
Academic text (1993) -
The rooms were kept at minimum heat, and we still didn't have any clothes.
Fiction book (1993) -
I can't afford to pay the heat.
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It means more attentive landlords, somebody showing up when the toilet is blocked or the heat's on the fritz.
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Please check if the heat is working properly before the guests arrive.
Synonyms
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1.0
A system that makes a building or room warm
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2.8
A system that warms a building by moving hot air or water
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2.5
A system that warms a building by making hot water or air in one place and sending it to rooms
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3.2
A system that heats a building by sending steam to radiators
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3.7
A system in a building that makes warm air and sends it to rooms
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2.6
Heat from burning natural gas to warm a building
A way to make a building warm by using panels in floors, walls, or ceilings that give out warmth
A system that warms rooms with hot wires or pipes inside walls, floors and ceilings
Antonyms
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3.0
System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable
- Specialized
17
3.3
A set of parts that remove heat to keep a machine or building cool
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
10
4.6
A layer or device that protects a spacecraft from very hot air when it returns to the atmosphere
- Specialized
5
4.0
A condition when you feel dizzy, sick, and weak after being very hot and not drinking enough water
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4
5.0
A weapon that follows the heat from a plane's engine to hit it
- Specialized
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4.2
A machine that moves heat from outside air or the ground into a building to warm it
- Specialized
2
6.7
The total energy in a system, including energy from pressure and volume
- Specialized
2
4.1
A machine that moves heat between two liquids or gases without mixing them
- Specialized
1
5.0
Heat taken in or given out when a material changes state, such as melting and boiling
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1
4.5
A metal part that takes heat away from electronic parts so they do not get too hot
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1
5.7
Amount of heat needed to raise one gram of a material by one degree Celsius
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1
4.4
The release of heat from a machine or device to prevent overheating
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1
6.8
A condition of dizziness, feeling sick, and weakness from losing fluids in hot weather, also called heat exhaustion
- Specialized
1
8.2
The amount of heat needed to change a solid directly into a gas without becoming liquid
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7.0
Bright flashes in the far sky at night with no nearby thunder, often on hot evenings
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1
7.0
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
- Specialized
Amount of energy given off for each kilogram when a liquid becomes solid, for example when water freezes
- Specialized
Heat released or taken in when a substance dissolves in a large amount of liquid like water
- Specialized
Amount of energy absorbed or released when a substance changes state like ice melting
- Specialized
Amount of heat needed to turn a liquid into steam without raising its temperature
- Specialized
A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby
- Specialized
A dangerous rise in body temperature after being in very hot conditions
- Specialized
Energy needed to break molecules into smaller parts in a hot gas or liquid
- Specialized
The heat released or absorbed per mole when a compound forms from its elements under standard conditions
- Specialized
The number showing how much more heat a material needs at constant pressure than at constant volume
How Warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heat comes from the old English word hāt meaning 'hot', and when we talk about the heat in a building we mean the supply or system that makes rooms 'hot' and warm.