wikipedia|dab=heat (disambiguation)
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English
Pronunciation
IPA|/hi:t/, SAMPA|/hi:t/
audio|en-us-heat.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-iËt|-iËt
Etymology 1
OE. hætu
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- uncountable|physics thermal energy
#: This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.
#: That engine is really throwing off some heat.
#: Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.
- uncountable The condition or quality of being hot.
#: Stay out of the heat of the sun!
- uncountable An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
#: The chili sauce gave the dish heat.
- uncountable A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
#: It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment
- uncountable An undesirable amount of attention.
#: The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.
- uncountable slang The police.
#: ''The heat! Scram!
- uncountable slang A gun.
#: He's packing heat.
- countable baseball A fastball.
#: The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.
- uncountable A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to engage in sexual intercourse
#: The male canines were attracted by the female in heat.
- countable A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race
#: The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat.
- countable One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further
#: I can make a scroll like that in a single heat.
- countable A hot spell<span id="heat13"></span>.
#: The children stayed indoors during the summer heats.
Translations
trans-top|physics: thermal energy
Croatian: t-|hr|toplina|f
Czech: t-|cs|teplo|n
Danish: Varme
Dutch: hitte f, warmte f
Finnish: lämpö, lämpöenergia
German: Wärmeenergie f, Wärme f
Greek: ΘεÏμότητα (thermótita) f
Hebrew: he-translation|חו×|khóm m, he-translation|טמפרטורה|temperatúra f
Italian: t+|it|calore|m
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Japanese: JAchar|熱 (ãã¤, netsu)
Kurdish: KUchar|گه‌رما
Russian: тепло (t'epló) n
Spanish: t+|es|calor|m
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trans-top|condition or quality of being hot
Croatian: t-|hr|toplina|f
Dutch: t-|nl|drift|f
Danish: t-|da|varme
Finnish: t-|fi|kuumuus, t-|fi|lämpö
German: t+|de|Hitze|f, t+|de|Wärme|f
Hebrew: he-translation|חו×|khóm m
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Italian: t+|it|calore|m
Japanese: JAchar|熱 (ãã¤, netsu), JAchar|熱㕠(ã‚ã¤ã•, atasusa)
Russian: теплота (t'eplotá) f, нагрев (nagr'év) m, накал (nakál) m
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trans-top|attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth
Finnish: t|fi|tulisuus
German: t-|de|Schärfe|f
Hebrew: he-translation|×¤×™×§× ×˜×™×•×ª|pikantiyút f
Italian: gusto piccante m, sapore piccante m
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Kurdish: KUchar|تیژ
Russian: оÑтрота (ostrotá) f
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trans-top|period of intensity, particularly of emotion
Danish: t-|da|hede
Finnish: kiihko
German: t+|de|Hitze|f
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Italian: t-|it|fervore|m, t-|it|foga|f, t+|it|impeto|m
Russian: пыл (pyl) m, накал (nakál) m
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trans-top|undesirable amount of attention
Finnish: t+|fi|paine, t|fi|painostus
Italian: t+|it|pressione|f
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trans-top|slang: the police
Italian: t+|it|pula|f, t+|it|madama|f
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trans-top|slang: gun
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trans-top|fastball
German: t+|de|Lauf|m
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trans-top|condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile
Danish: Løbetid
Finnish: t-|fi|kiima
French: t+|fr|rut|m
German: t+|de|Brunft|f, t+|de|Hitze|f, t+|de|Rolligkeit|f, t+|de|Läufigkeit|f
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Italian: t+|it|calore|m, t-|it|estro|m
Russian: течка (t'éÄka) f
Spanish: t-|es|celo|m
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trans-top|preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race
Danish: heat, runde
Finnish: karsintaerä
German: Vorlauf m
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Greek: Ï€ÏοκÏιματικός αγώνας m
Italian: t-|it|eliminatoria|f, t+|it|batteria|f
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trans-top|one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further
Danish: opvarmning
Finnish: t|fi|kuumennus
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Italian: t-|it|infornata|f, t+|it|colata|f
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trans-top|hot spell
Czech: t-|cs|horko|n, t-|cs|žár|m
Danish: hedebølge
Finnish: t-|fi|helle
German: t+|de|Hitze|f
Hebrew: he-translation|גל חו×|gal khóm m
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Italian: t+|it|caldo|m, t-|it|calura|f, t+|it|calore|m
Russian: жара (žará) f
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ttbc|Chinese: çƒåº¦
ttbc|French: chaleur f
ttbc|Galician: calor f
ttbc|Hungarian: meleg, hő
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ttbc|Korean: ì—´
ttbc|Ido: varmeso
ttbc|Norwegian: varmer opp
ttbc|Portuguese: calor
ttbc|Spanish: calor m
ttbc|Swedish: värme
ttbc|Telugu: వేడి, ఉషà±à°£à°‚ (vEDi, ushNaM)
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Derived terms
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heat capacity
heat death
heat engine
heat exchanger
heat lamp
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heatproof
heat pump
heat-resistant
heat-seeking
heat shield
mid3
heat sink
heatstroke
heat treatment
heatwave
Etymology 2
Old English hætan
Verb
en-verb
- To cause an increase in temperature of an object or space; to cause something to become hot; often with "up".
#: I'll heat up the water.
- to arouse, to excite (sexually)
#: The massage heated her up.
Translations
trans-top|to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space
Danish: opvarme
Dutch: verhitten, verwarmen, opwarmen
Finnish: lämmittää, kuumentaa, paahtaa
German: erhitzen
Hebrew: he-translation|חימ×|khimém
Italian: t-|it|scaldare, t-|it|riscaldare
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Russian: греть (gr'et'), нагревать/нагреть (nagr'evát'/nagr'ét'), разогревать/разогреть (razogr'evát'/razonagr'ét')
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trans-top|to arouse, to excite (sexually)
Danish: tænde
Dutch: opwinden, heet worden
Finnish: kiihottaa
German: heiß machen
Hebrew: he-translation|הדליק|hidlÃk, he-translation|הלהיט|hilhÃt
Italian: t-|it|scaldare, t-|it|eccitare
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Russian: возбуждать/возбудить (vozbuždát'/vozbudÃt'), разогревать/разогреть (razogr'evát'/razonagr'ét')
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ttbc|French: chauffer
ttbc|Galician: quentar
ttbc|Ido: varmigar
ttbc|Polish: grzać, ogrzewać, podgrzewać
ttbc|Spanish: calentar
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