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heat [hiːt] n 1. (Physics / General Physics) a. the energy transferred as a result of a difference in temperature 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the sensation caused in the body by heat energy; warmth 3. the state or quality of being hot 4. hot weather the heat of summer 5. intensity of feeling; passion the heat of rage 6. pressure the political heat on the government over the economy 7. the most intense or active part the heat of the battle 8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a period or condition of sexual excitement in female mammals that occurs at oestrus 9. (Individual Sports, other than specified) Sport a. a preliminary eliminating contest in a competition b. a single section of a contest 10. Slang police activity after a crime the heat is off 11. Chiefly US slang criticism or abuse he took a lot of heat for that mistake in the heat of the moment without pausing to think (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) on or in heat a. Also in season (of some female mammals) sexually receptive b. in a state of sexual excitement the heat Slang the police turn up or on the heat Informal to increase the intensity of activity, coercion, etc. vb 1. to make or become hot or warm 2. to make or become excited or intense [Old English hǣtu; related to hāt hot, Old Frisian hēte heat, Old High German heizī] heatless adj
Heat the ability of light and heat and other forms of radiant energy to cause chemical changes, as hormonal changes in birds causing them to migrate or brood. — actinic, adj. imperviousness to radiant heat or infrared radiation. Also called athermancy. adiathermancy. the science of measuring heat. — calorimeter, n. — calorimetric, adj. Rare. one who believed the caloric theory, that heat is a material substance. — caloristic, adj. the process of generating heat by means of an electric current. the branch of geology that measures temperatures deep below the surface of the earth; geologic thermometry. the production or generation of heat. — pyrogenetic, adj. the chemical process of decomposition under the effect of heat. — pyrolitic, adj. a type of pyrometer that measures temperature optically or photometrically. a moderate warmth; lukewarmness. — tepid, adj. Medicine. the study of heat as a medical remedy or therapy. Also called thermotherapy. the science or study of the emission of electrons from substances at high temperatures. — thermionic, adj. the branch of chemistry that studies the relationship of heat to chemical changes, including the production of energy. — thermochemist, n. — thermochemical, adj. the branch of physics that studies the relationship of heat and mechanical energy and the conversion, in various materials, of one into the other. — thermodynamicist, n. — thermodynamic, thermodynamical, adj. the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes. — thermogenic, thermogenous, adj. 1. Engineering, a method of measuring surf ace temperatures by using luminescent materials. 2. a printing or photocopying process using infrared rays and heat. 3. a process of photography using far-infrared radiation; thermal photography. — thermographer, n. — thermographic, adj. the study of the movement of heat. — thermokinematic, adj. Archaic. the science and study of heat. Also called thermotics. Atomic Physics. any luminescence appearing in materials upon application of heat, caused by electron movement which increases as the temperature rises. — thermoluminescent, adj. Physiology. the dispersion of heat from the body. — thermolytic, adj. the branch of physics that deals with the measurement of temperature. — thermometric, adj. an abnormal fear of heat. a device for giving an approximation of the temperature change of a substance by noting the accompanying change in its volume. — thermoscopic, adj. the science or study of the equilibrium of heat. 1. Biology. the movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat. 2. Physiology. the regulation of body temperature by various physiological processes. — thermotactic, thermotaxic, adj. thermatology. thermology. the property or quality by which matter permits the passage of heat. — transcalent, adj.
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heat verb noun 1. warmth, hotness, temperature, swelter, sultriness, fieriness, torridity, warmness, calefaction leaves drooped in the fierce heat of the sun warmth cold, coolness, coldness 2. hot weather, warmth, closeness, high temperature, heatwave, warm weather, hot climate, hot spell, mugginess The heat is killing me. 3. passion, excitement, intensity, violence, fever, fury, warmth, zeal, agitation, fervour, ardour, vehemence, earnestness, impetuosity It was all done in the heat of the moment. passion composure, coolness, coldness, calmness get heated up get excited, be stimulated, be stirred, become animated, be roused, be inflamed, be inspirited, become impassioned I get very heated up when people say that. heat up 2. warm up, get hotter, become hot, rise in temperature, become warm, grow hot In the summer her mobile home heats up like an oven. Proverbs "If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen" Translations heat [hiːt] A. N 1. (= warmth) → calor m (also heating) → calefacción f in the heat of the day → en las horas de más calor on or over a low heat (Culin) → a fuego lento 2. (fig) (= excitement) → calor m; (= vehemence) → vehemencia f; (= pressure) → presión f in the heat of the moment/battle → en el calor del momento/de la batalla he replied with some heat → contestó bastante indignado or con bastante acaloramiento when the heat is on → cuando hay presión it'll take the heat off us → esto nos dará un respiro to take the heat out of a situation → reducir la tensión de una situación to turn on the heat → empezar a ejercer presión the heat is on → ha llegado la hora de la verdad we played well when the heat was on → a la hora de la verdad supimos jugar bien (Pol) → crear un ambiente de crisis C. VI → calentarse D. CPD heat exhaustion N → agotamiento m por el calor heat haze N → calina f, calima f heat loss N → pérdida f de calor heat rash N → sarpullido m heat shield N → escudo m contra el calor heat treatment N → tratamiento m de calor heat up A. VI + ADV (lit) → calentarse (fig) [discussion, debate] → acalorarse B. VT + ADV (gen) → calentar; [+ food] → calentar, recalentar heat [ˈhiːt] n (fig) (= excitement) → ardeur f in the heat of the election campaign → dans le feu de la campagne électorale in the heat of the moment → dans le feu de l'action (SPORT) (also qualifying heat) → éliminatoire f (ZOOLOGY) on heat (British) in heat (US) → en chaleur vt [+ room, house, water] → chauffer vi [room] → se réchauffer (fig) (= become more intense) → s'intensifier, gagner en intensité vt [+ building, room] → réchauffer heat n → Hitze f; (pleasant, Phys) → Wärme f; (of curry etc) → Schärfe f; (= heating) → Heizung f; I don’t mind the heat → mir macht (die) Hitze nichts aus; in the heat of the day → wenn es heiß ist; on or over (a) low heat → bei schwacher Hitze; to regulate the heat (in oven) → die Hitze regulieren; (on fire) → die Wärme regulieren (fig, of argument, discussion) → Hitze f; in the heat of the moment → in der Hitze des Gefechts; (when upset) → in der Erregung; the discussion generated quite a lot of heat → die Diskussion erhitzte die Gemüter; to take the heat out of the situation/an argument → die Situation/Diskussion entschärfen; with some heat (say, debate) → hitzig; in the heat of the election campaign → in der Aufregung des Wahlkampfs vt → erhitzen; food also → aufwärmen, heiß or warm machen; house, room → heizen; pool → beheizen; (= provide with heat) house, town → beheizen vi (room etc) → sich erwärmen, warm werden; (get very hot) → sich erhitzen, heiß werden; your dinner is heating in the oven → dein Essen steht (im Backofen) warm heat: heat exchanger n → Wärme(aus)tauscher m heat exhaustion n → Hitzeschäden pl heat flash n → Hitzeblitz m heat: heat lightning n → Wetterleuchten nt heat loss n → Wärmeverlust m heatproof adj → hitzebeständig heat pump n → Wärmepumpe f heat rash n → Hitzeausschlag m, → Hitzepocken pl heat recovery n → Wärmerückgewinnung f heat-resistant adj → hitzebeständig heat-sensitive adj → wärmeempfindlich heat shield n (for protection) → Hitzeschild m; (to retain heat) → Wärmeschutz m heat spot n (Brit) → Hitzebläschen nt heatstroke n → Hitzschlag m heat treatment n (Metal, Med) → Wärmebehandlung f heat wave n → Hitzewelle f heat [hiːt] 1. n a. (gen) → calore m; (fig) → ardore m I can't stand the heat → non sopporto il caldo at low heat (Culin) (on stove) → a fuoco basso; (in oven) → a calore moderato in the heat of the moment (fig) → nella foga del momento in the heat of the battle → nella furia della battaglia to put the heat on sb → fare pressione a or su qn he replied with some heat → rispose piuttosto irritato b. (Sport) (also qualifying heat) → batteria, prova eliminatoria c. (Zool) in or on heat → in calore 2. vt → (far) scaldare 3. vi → scaldarsi heat up 1. vi + adv (liquids) → scaldarsi; (room) → riscaldarsi 2. vt + adv → riscaldare heat [hiːt] 1. n a. (gen) → calore m; (fig) → ardore m I can't stand the heat → non sopporto il caldo at low heat (Culin) (on stove) → a fuoco basso; (in oven) → a calore moderato in the heat of the moment (fig) → nella foga del momento in the heat of the battle → nella furia della battaglia to put the heat on sb → fare pressione a or su qn he replied with some heat → rispose piuttosto irritato b. (Sport) (also qualifying heat) → batteria, prova eliminatoria c. (Zool) in or on heat → in calore 2. vt → (far) scaldare 3. vi → scaldarsi heat up 1. vi + adv (liquids) → scaldarsi; (room) → riscaldarsi 2. vt + adv → riscaldare n heat [hiːt] 1 the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby. hitte سُخونَه топлина teplota varme; hede die Hitze,die Wärme θερμοκρασία calor; temperatura soojus, kuumus درجه حرارت lämpötila température חוֹם ऊष्मा vrucina forróság panas hiti calore 熱 온도 karštis karstums kepanasan warmte, hitte varme, hete temperatura calor temperatură температура teplota toplota toplota hetta, värme อุณหภูมิความร้อน ısı, sıcaklık 熱度 теплота گرمی sức nóng 热度 2 the warmth from something which is hot The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun. hitte, warmte حَرارَه топлина žár varme; hede die Hitze θερμότητα, ζεστασιά calor soojus, kuumus حرارت lämpö chaleur חוֹם गरमी toplina hő(ség) panasnya hiti calore 熱さ 열 karštis karstums; svelme bahang; kepanasan warmte, hitte varme, hete żar căldură жар, тепло horúčava, teplota, žiara vročina vrelina hetta, värme ความร้อน sıcaklık 熱 тепло; жар کسی گرم شے کی تاثیر hơi nóng 热 3 the hottest time the heat of the day. hitte أكثر الأوقات حرارةً горещина vedro middagshede die Hitze λαύρα el momento de más calor, el momento más caluroso palavaim aeg هواي گرم paahde au plus chaud de השעות החמות सबसे गरम दिन vrucina hőség paling panas heitasti tími dagsins (gran) caldo 暑いさかり 가장 더운 시간 karštis, kaitra svelme waktu paling panas het warmste moment det varmeste tidspunkt skwar calor arşiţă жара horúčava vročina najtoplije vreme hetta, värme อุณหภูมิ en sıcak zamanı 最熱時 спека سب سے گرم لمحہ sự nóng nực 最热时 4 anger or excitement He didn't mean to be rude – he just said that in the heat of the moment. hitte, opwinding غَضَب، إنْفِعال разгорещеност zápal, vzrušení ophidselse; i kampens hede der Eifer έξαψη, ενθουσιασμός, οργή furia, ira ägedus خشم huuma dans le feu (de l'action) כַּעָס गुस्सा या उत्तेजना bijes, žestina felindulás kemarahan æsing, ákafi; í hita augnabliksins foga 激情 분노, 흥분 įsikarščiavimas, užsidegimas, įkarštis kaisme; satraukums kemarahan hitte, verhit zijn (i) opphisselse, (i) kampens hete uniesienie, zdenerwowanie calor sub impulsul (momentului) пыл, горячность vzrušenie, zlosť jeza žestina hetta, iver, upphetsning ความฉุนเฉียว kızgınlık, öfke 憤怒,激動 запал, гнів غصے اور جذبات کی رو میں sự hăng hái 激烈 5 in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition Having won his heat he is going through to the final. uitdun, uitdunwedstryd مُباراة تَمهيديَّه рунд kolo heat das (Einzel-)Rennen προκριματικός αγώνας eliminatoria poolaeg, eeljooks نوبت erä épreuve éliminatoire מִקצֵה מוּקדָמוֹת हीट pretkolo, prednatjecanje (elő)futam babak penyisihan lota, undanrás eliminatoria 予選 (경기, 시합의) 1회, 예선 atrankinės/preliminarinės varžybos priekšsacīkstes saringan heat, deelcompetitie heat, løp eliminacja eliminatória serie предварительные соревнования kolo krog kvalifikacije heat ชนะ eleme yarışması 預賽 частина змагання; раунд مقابلوں میں جیتنے والا فریق جو آخری مقابلے میں کھیلتا ہے đấu loại 预赛 v (sometimes withup) to make or become hot or warm We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen. warm word يُسَخِّن затоплям ohřát (se); oteplit se varme; varme op erhitzen,-wärmen ζεσταίνω, ζεσταίνομαι calentar(se) kuumutama, soojendama حرارت دادن lämmittää (faire) chauffer לְחַמֵם, לְהִתחַמֵם गरम करना ugrijati (se), užariti (se) (meg)melegít memanaskan hita (upp) riscaldare, riscaldarsi 暖める 가열하다 pašildyti, įšilti sakarsēt; sasildīt; sasilt memanaskan opwarmen, verwarmen, verhitten varme (opp), opphete, bli varm/het (pod)grzać aquecer a (se) încălzi разогревать;накаляться ohriať (sa); otepliť sa segreti (se) zagrejati hetta upp, värma upp (på), bli varm ทำให้ร้อน ısınmak, ısıtmak 加熱,變熱 нагрівати کسی کو گرمی پہنچانا nóng lên; trở nên nóng 把...加热 adj heated 1 having been made hot a heated swimming-pool. verhitte مُسَخَّن، مُحَمّى стоплен vyhřívaný opvarmet erhitzt,geheizt θερμαινόμενος calentado köetud گرم lämmitetty chauffé מְחוּמַם गरम ugrijan fűtött dipanaskan (upp)hitaður, heitur riscaldato 暖めた 가열된 pašildytas sakarsēts; sasildīts dipanaskan verwarmd, verhit oppvarmet, opphetet podgrzewany aquecido încălzit подогретый vyhrievaný ogrevan zagrejan uppvärmd ซึ่งร้อน ısıtılmış 已加熱的 нагрітий, підігрітий گرم کیا ہوا được đốt nóng 加了热的 2 showing anger, excitement etc a heated argument. heftig, vurig مُحْتَدِم، ساخِن، شَديد الغَضَب разгорещен rozčilený, prudký, ohnivý ophidset erregt εξημμένος, οργισμένος, έντονος acalorado äge برافروخته kiihkeä passionné חָם आवेगपूर्ण oštar, užaren heves memanas reiður, æstur acceso, animato 激しい 흥분한, 화난 karštas iekarsis; iekaisis; kaismīgs; dedzīgs hangat verhit hissig, heftig, voldsom ożywiony, gorący acalorado aprins жаркий prudký strasten, razdražen žustar hetsig, livlig โกรธ öfkeli, kızgın, sinirli 發怒的,激動的 гарячий, палкий غصے اور جذبات سے بھرپور giận dữ; nóng nảy 发怒 adv heatedly driftig بِغَضَب، باحْتِدام гневно ohnivě opvarmet; ophidset erhitzt ζωηρά acaloradamente ägedalt در حال برافروختگی kiivaasti avec chaleur בְּלַהַט क्रोध पूर्वक žustro, vatreno hevesen, indulatosan dengan panas reiðilega calorosamente 激して 뜨겁게 karštai, su užsidegimu kaismīgi; dedzīgi dengan hangat verwarmd, verhit hissig, heftig, voldsomt z zapałem acaloradamente aprins горячо prudko razgreto zagrejano hetsigt อย่างโกรธ hararetle, şiddetle 激動地 збуджено, палко جذباتی ہو کر giận dữ; sôi nổi 激动地 n heatedness drigtigheid, heftigheid إحْتِدام гняв prudkost, vznětlivost opvarmethed; ophidselse die Hitze έξαψη calor ägedus برافروختگی kiivaus chaleur לַהַט क्रोध ugrijanost, žestina fűtöttség panas hiti calore 激していること 가열됨 įkarštis kaismīgums; dedzīgums kehangatan verhitheid hissighet rozgrzanie, zapał calor aprindere горячность prudkosť vročina, razgretost zagrejanost hetta, hetsighet ความโกรธ kızgınlık; sıcaklık, hararet 熱烈 збудженість, палкість غصے کی حالت sự nóng nảy; sự sôi nổi 热烈 n heater an apparatus which gives out heat in order to warm a room etc, or which heats water etc eg in a water-tank. verwarmer جِهاز تَدْفِئَه нагревател ohřívač, kamínka varmeovn; vandvarmer das Heizgerät θερμάστρα, θερμοσίφωνας calentador küttekeha بخاری lämmitin chauffe-eau, radiateur תָּנוּר חִימוּם हीटर, तापक grijalo, bojler fűtőkészülék pemanas hitari calorifero 暖房器具 가열(난방)기 šildytuvas sildītājs pemanas verwarming varmeapparat/-ovn grzejnik aquecedor radiator; încălzitor калорифер; (водо)нагреватель ohrievač grelec grejalica värmeelement, varmvattenberedare เครื่องทำความร้อน ısıtıcı 加熱器 радіатор; кип'ятильник گرمی دینے والا آلہ bếp lò; lò 加热器 n heating the system of heaters etc which heat a room, building etc We turn the heating off in the summer. verwarming, verhitting تَسْخين отопление topení opvarmning die Heizung θέρμανση calefacción küte بخاری lämmitys chauffage מַעֲרֶכֶת חִימוּם तापन, गरम करने की पद्धति grijanje fűtés pemanasan hitun riscaldamento 暖房装置 난방 장치 šildymas apkure sistem pemanasan verwarming oppvarming ogrzewanie aquecimento (sistem de) încălzire отопление kúrenie ogrevanje grejanje värme, uppvärmning ระบบทำความร้อน ısıtma sistemi 暖氣系統 опалення کمرہ گرم رکھنے کا نظام hệ thống sưởi 供热的 heat wave a period of very hot weather. hittegolf مَوجَة حرارَه гореща вълна teplá vlna hedebølge die Hitzewelle καύσωνας ola de calor kuumalaine موجي از گرما lämpöaalto vague de chaleur גַל חוֹם लू val vrucine, toplinski val hőhullám gelombang panas hitabylgja ondata di caldo 熱波 혹서의 기간 karščio banga karstuma periods gelombang haba hittegolf hetebølge fala upałów vaga de calor val de căldură период сильной жары teplá vlna vročinski val talas vrućine värmebölja อากาศร้อน sıcak dalgası 熱浪 період спеки نہایت شدید گرمی کا موسم đợt nóng 热浪 in/on heat (of female animals) in a condition for mating. op hitte, bronstig في فَتْرَة التزاوُج разгонен v období říje i løbetid läufig σε περίοδο ζευγαρώματος (για θηλυκά ζώα) en celo kiimas تحريك جنسی زنان kiimassa en chaleur מְיוּחֶמֶת कामोत्तेजना goniti se, tjerati se (ženke životinja tüzel (állat) berahi eðlunarfÿsn; breima, lóða, yxna in calore 発情して 발정하여 poravimosi metu (par dzīvnieku) meklēties berahi (niet) in overeenstemming met i løpetida w okresie cieczki no cio în călduri находиться в периоде течки ruja spolno razdražena (samica) u teranju brunstig สัตว์เพศเมีย (dişi hayvan) kızgın, kösnük (母獸)發情 в період тічки مادا جانوروں میں مجامعت کی کیفیت کا اظہار động đực (母兽的)发情 see also hot . heat → حرارة, يُسَخِن ohřát, teplo opvarme, varme heizen, Hitze θερμαίνω, θερμότητα calentar, calor kuumuus, lämmittää chaleur, chauffer grijati, vrućina calore, riscaldare 熱, 熱する 가열하다, 열 hitte, verhitten varme ciepło, ogrzać aquecer, calor жара, нагревать värma, värme ความร้อน, ทำให้ร้อน ısı, ısıtmak đốt nóng, nhiệt 供热, 热 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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