heating

heat  (ht)

n. Physics

1.

a. A form of energy associated with the motion of atoms or molecules and capable of being transmitted through solid and fluid media by conduction, through fluid media by convection, and through empty space by radiation.

b. The transfer of energy from one body to another as a result of a difference in temperature or a change in phase.

2. The sensation or perception of such energy as warmth or hotness.

3. An abnormally high bodily temperature, as from a fever.

4.

a. The condition of being hot.

b. A degree of warmth or hotness: The burner was on low heat.

5.

a. The warming of a room or building by a furnace or another source of energy: The house was cheap to rent, but the heat was expensive.

b. A furnace or other source of warmth in a room or building: The heat was on when we returned from work.

6. A hot season; a spell of hot weather.

7.

a. Intensity, as of passion, emotion, color, appearance, or effect.

b. The most intense or active stage: the heat of battle.

c. A burning sensation in the mouth produced by spicy flavoring in food.

8. Estrus.

9. One of a series of efforts or attempts.

10.

a. Sports & Games One round of several in a competition, such as a race.

b. A preliminary contest held to determine finalists.

11. Informal Pressure; stress.

12. Slang

a. An intensification of police activity in pursuing criminals.

b. The police. Used with the.

13. Slang Adverse comments or hostile criticism: Heat from the press forced the senator to resign.

14. Slang A firearm, especially a pistol.

v. heat·ed, heat·ing, heats

v.tr.

1. To make warm or hot.

2. To excite the feelings of; inflame.

3. To increase the molecular or kinetic energy of (an object).

v.intr.

1. To become warm or hot.

2. To become excited emotionally or intellectually.

Phrasal Verb:

heat up Informal

To become acute or intense: "If inflation heats up, interest rates could increase" (Christian Science Monitor).

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[Middle English hete, from Old English htu; see kai- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heating - the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature warming boiling - the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas global warming - an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes) induction heating - the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it overheating - excessive heating radiant heating - heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters temperature change - a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes melt, melting, thaw, thawing - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
	2.	heating - utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" heating plant, heating system, heat boiler, steam boiler - sealed vessel where water is converted to steam building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" central heating - a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators gas heat - heating system that burns natural gas panel heating - heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes radiator - heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings steam heat, steam heating - a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities"

Translations

heating [ˈhiːtɪŋ] n → calefacción f

heating [ˈhiːtɪŋ] n → chauffage m

heating [ˈhiːtɪŋ] heat n → Heizung f

heating [ˈhiːtɪŋ] n → riscaldamento