| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a heating manner; so as to make or become hot or heated.[Websters]
2. In a glowing or gleaming manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a blazing or flaming manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a fevered manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a glittering or sparkling manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an inflamed or exciting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an excited or rousing manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a stimulating or animated manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an irritating or vexed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective heating.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Heating) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb heat.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (heat) | 1. Make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove".[Wordnet]. 2. Provide with heat; "heat the house".[Wordnet]. 3. Arouse or excite feelings and passions.[Wordnet]. 4. Gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly".[Wordnet]. 5. To make hot; to communicate heat to, or cause to grow warm; as, to heat an oven or furnace, an iron, or the like.[Websters]. 6. To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.[Websters]. 7. To excite ardor in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.[Websters]. 8. To grow warm or hot by the action of fire or friction, etc., or the communication of heat; as, the iron or the water heats slowly.[Websters]. 9. To grow warm or hot by fermentation, or the development of heat by chemical action; as, green hay heats in a mow, and manure in the dunghill.[Websters]. 10. Heated; as, the iron though heat red-hot.[Websters]. 11. Base verb from the following inflections: heating, heated, heats, heater, heaters, heatingly and heatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HEATINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: heat
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Satire | HEAT, n. Heat, says Professor Tyndall, is a mode Of motion, but I know now how he's proving His point; but this I know -- hot words bestowed With skill will set the human fist a-moving, And where it stops the stars burn free and wild. Crede expertum -- I have seen them, child. Gorton Swope Source: Devil's Dictionary | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] Heat, as a cause of sensation, that is, the matter of heat, is considered to be a subtil fluid, contained in a greater or less degree in all bodies. In modern chimistry, it is called caloric. It expands all bodies in different proportions, and is the cause of fluidity and evaporation. A certain degree of it is also essential to animal and vegetable life. Heat is latent, when so combined with other matter as not to be perceptible. It is sensible, when it is evolved and perceptible.. | 2: [Noun] Heat, as a sensation, is the effect produced on the sentient organs of animals, by the passage of caloric, disengaged from surrounding bodies, to the organs. When we touch or approach a hot body, the caloric or heat passes from that body to our organs of feeling, and gives the sensation of heat. On the contrary, when we touch a cold body, the caloric passes from the hand to that body, and causes a sensation of cold. Note. This theory of heat seems not to be fully settled.. | 3: [Noun] Hot air; hot weather; as the heat of the tropical climates.. | 4: [Noun] Any accumulation or concentration of the matter of heat or caloric; as the heat of the body; the heat of a furnace; a red heat; a white heat; a welding heat.. | 5: [Noun] The state of being once heated or hot. Give the iron another heat.. | 6: [Noun] A violent action unintermitted; a single effort. Many causes are required for refreshment between the heats.. | 7: [Noun] A single effort in running; a course at a race. Hector won at the first heat.. | 8: [Noun] Redness of the face; flush.. | 9: [Noun] Animal excitement; violent action or agitation of the system. The body is all in a heat.. | 10: [Noun] Utmost violence; rage; vehemence; as the heat of battle.. | 11: [Noun] Violence; ardor; as the heat of party.. | 12: [Noun] Agitation of mind; inflammation or excitement; exasperation; as the heat of passion.. | 13: [Noun] Ardor; fervency; animation in thought or discourse. With all the strength and heat of eloquence.. | 14: [Noun] Fermentation.. | 15: [Verb] To make hot; to communicate heat to, or cause to be hot; as, to heat an oven or a furnace; to heat iron.. | 16: [Verb] To make feverish; as, to heat the blood.. | 17: [Verb] To warm with passion or desire; to excite; to rouse into action. A noble emulation heats your breast.. | 18: [Verb] To agitate the blood and spirits with action; to excite animal action.. | 19: [Verb] To grow warm or hot by fermentation, or extrication of latent heat. Green hay heats in a mow, and green corn in a bin.. | 20: [Verb] To grow warm or hot. The iron or the water heats slowly.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Aerospace | 1: A form of energy transferred between objects or systems as a result of a difference in temperature; not the same as temperature. (references) | 2: Energy that can move or transfer from one object to another because of a difference in temperature, resulting in a gain or loss of internal energy of particle motion. (references) | 3: Energy transferred by a thermal process. Heat can be measured in terms of the dynamical units of energy, as the erg, joule, etc., or in terms of the amount of energy required to produce a definite thermal change in some substance, as, for example, the energy required per degree to raise the temperature of a unit mass of water at some temperature (calorie, Btu). (references) | 4: Hitchhiker Experiments Advancing Technology. (references) |
| Dream Interpretation | To dream that you are oppressed by heat, denotes failure to carry out designs on account of some friend betraying you. Heat is not a very favorable dream. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | ||
| Energy | A form of thermal energy resulting from combustion, chemical reaction, friction, or movement of electricity. As a thermodynamic condition, heat, at a constant pressure, is equal to internal or intrinsic energy plus pressure times volume. (references) | ||
| Environment | 1: Heat content of the upper layers of the ocean, from the surface to 300 meters. (references) | 2: Thermal energy in transit. (references) | |
| Health | The police or narcotics officers. (references) | ||
| Literature | 1: "Feigned Zeal, you saw, set out with speedier 2: But the last heat Plain Dealing won the race." 3: Dryden. 4: Heat One course in a race; activity, action. 5: Pace. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Metallurgy | The amount of materials to be charged in the furnace to obtain molten metal at the required specification. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Meteorology & Standards | A form of energy which is exchanged between a system and its environment or between two parts of the system subject to a temperature difference existing between them. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Military | 1: 1) Helicopter external air transport. 2) High explosive antitank. (references) | 2: High explosive, antitank. (references) | |
| Mining | A. One operation in a furnace not operating continuously b. The energy a body possesses because of the motion of its molecules c. Energy in transit from a higher temperature system to a lower temperature system. The process ends in thermal equilibrium d. The material heated, melted, etc., at one time; as, the foundry runs three heats a day e. Form of energy generated or transferred by combustion, chemical reaction, mechanical means, or passage of electricity, and measurable by its thermal effects. (references) | ||
| Public Administration | That which imparts to matter the quality of being hot, the measure of rising temperature. According to its source of energy, heat can be: chemical heat, produced as a result of an oxidation process; electrical heat, produced by an electric current flowing through a conductor or by a spark jumping an air gap; mechanical heat, generated by compression (such as gas under pressure) or by friction; nuclear heat, released from the disintegration of the nucleus of the atom; physiological heat, produced by biochemical processes in the living organism. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Slang | Noun. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: Enthusiasm, a positive response from the audience. Context: Used by professional wrestling fans and reporters when discussing the sport and related topics. Social Source: Internet Professional Wrestling Webmasters/ Reporters. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | ||
| Statistics | Shows the disposition of heat produced for sale. The large majority of the heat included in this column results from the combustion of fuels although some small amounts are produced from electrically powered heat pumps and boilers. Any heat extracted from ambiant air by heat pumps is shown as indigenous production. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Technology | Headquarters Effectiveness Assessment Tool. (references) | ||
| Weather | Form of kinetic energy that flows from one body to another when there is a temperature difference between the two bodies. Heat always flows spontaneously from a hot sample of matter to a colder sample of matter. This is one way to state the second law of thermodynamics. See temperature. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Etymology 1] (countable) (baseball) A fastball. The catcher called for the heat, high and tight. (references) | 2: [Etymology 1] (countable) A hot spell. The children stayed indoors during the summer heats. (references) | 3: [Etymology 1] (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. (references) | 4: [Etymology 1] (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. (references) | 5: [Etymology 1] (uncountable) (slang) One or more firearms. He's packing heat. (references) | 6: [Etymology 1] (uncountable) (slang) The police. The heat! Scram!. (references) | 7: [Etymology 1] (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. (references) | 8: [Etymology 1] (uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion. It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment. (references) | 9: [Etymology 1] (uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth. The chili sauce gave the dish heat. (references) | 10: [Etymology 1] (uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention. The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable. (references) | 11: [Etymology 1] (uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot. Stay out of the heat of the sun!. (references) | 12: [Etymology 1] (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. (references) | 13: [Etymology 2] to arouse, to excite (sexually) The massage heated her up. (references) | 14: [Etymology 2] 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. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Common Expressions: heat
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction | An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction, (1798), Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society p.102 is a scientific paper by Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford that provided a substantial challenge to established theories of heat and began the 19th century revolution in thermodynamics. (references) | ||
| Animal heat | (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Atomic heat | (Chem.), the product obtained by multiplying the atomic weight of any element by its specific heat. The atomic heat of all solid elements is nearly a constant, the mean value being 6.4. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Blood heat | 1: Heat equal to the temperature of human blood, or about 981/2 [deg] Fahr. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: Temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Body Heat | Body Heat is a 1981 neo-film noir written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. A remake of 1944's Double Indemnity, it stars William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J. A. Preston and Mickey Rourke. (references) | ||
| British Heat Wave of 1976 | The summer of 1976 was the hottest summer in the UK since records began. As well as the heat, Britain was in the middle of a severe drought, exacerbated by the hot, dry conditions. (references) | ||
| Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat | Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat is the sixth overall release (fourth extended play, or EP, release and their first 12-inch EP) from influential punk/alternative trio The Minutemen. (references) | ||
| Carburetor heat | Carburetor (or Carburettor) heat (usually abbreviated to 'carb heat') is a system used in piston-powered light aircraft to help prevent or clear carburetor icing. It is usually manually controlled by the pilot. It consists of a flap which diverts warm air from around the exhaust manifold into the engine's air intake. The warmer air will usually clear any icing present within the carburetor. (references) | ||
| Chicago Heat Wave of 1995 | In July 1995, a Heat wave in Chicago, Illinois led to approximately 739 heat-related deaths over a period of five days. It is now considered to be one of the worst weather-related disasters in Illinois history. (references) | ||
| Cisco Heat | Cisco Heat is the name of an arcade racing game by Jaleco. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: heat
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Air-Source Heat Pump | Energy | A type of heat pump that transfers heat from outdoor air to indoor air during the heating season, and works in reverse during the cooling season. (references) | |
| AIR-TO-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER | Energy | A devicewith separate air chambers that transfers heat between the conditioned air beingexhausted and the outside air being supplied to a building. (references) | |
| Air-to-Air Heat Pump | Energy | See Air-Source Heat Pump. (references) | |
| Available Heat | Energy | The amount of heat energy that may be converted into useful energy from a fuel. (references) | |
| Average planar linear heat generation rate | Energy | The average value of the linear heat generation rate of all the control rods at any given horizontal plane along a fuel bundle. (APLGHR). (references) | |
| Building Overall Heat Loss Rate | Energy | The overall rate of heat loss from a building by means of transmission plus infiltration, expressed in Btu per hour, per degree temperature difference between the inside and outside. (references) | |
| Cavity heat receiver | Aerospace | = hohlraum. (references) | |
| Cherry-red heat | Mining | A common term used on the color scale, generally given as about 1,382degrees F (750 degrees C). (references) | |
| Coefficient of Heat Transmission | Energy | A value that describes the ability of a material to conduct heat. The number of Btu that flow through 1 square foot of material, in one hour. It is the reciprocal of the R-Value (U-Value = 1/R-Value). (U-Value). (references) | |
| Coefficient of heat transmission | Mining | The quantity of heat transmitted from fluid to fluid per unit of time per unit of surface area through a material or arrangement of materials under a unit temperature differential between fluids. Commonly used for buildingmaterials. Syn:heat transmission coefficient. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Abbreviations & Acronyms: heat
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| HEAT | English | High-Explosive Anti-Tank | Military & Defense | |
| DNB heat flux | English | DNB heat flux | N/A | |
| HE | English | Heat exchanger | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
