Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - heat
Heat
heat
n. & v. --n. 1 a the condition of being hot. b the sensation or perception of this. c high temperature of the body. 2 Physics a a form of energy arising from the random motion of the molecules of bodies, which may be transferred by conduction, convection, or radiation. b the amount of this needed to cause a specific process, or evolved in a process (heat of formation; heat of solution). 3 hot weather (succumbed to the heat). 4 a warmth of feeling. b anger or excitement (the heat of the argument). 5 (foll. by of) the most intense part or period of an activity (in the heat of the battle). 6 a (usu. preliminary or trial) round in a race or contest. 7 the receptive period of the sexual cycle, esp. in female mammals. 8 redness of the skin with a sensation of heat (prickly heat). 9 pungency of flavour. 10 sl. intensive pursuit, e.g. by the police. --v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become hot or warm. 2 tr. inflame; excite or intensify. Phrases and idioms heat barrier the limitation of the speed of an aircraft etc. by heat resulting from air friction. heat capacity thermal capacity. heat death Physics a state of uniform distribution of energy to which the universe is thought to be tending. heat engine a device for producing motive power from heat. heat-exchanger a device for the transfer of heat from one medium to another. heat pump a device for the transfer of heat from a colder area to a hotter area by using mechanical energy. heat-resistant = HEATPROOF. heat-seeking (of a missile etc.) able to detect infrared radiation to guide it to its target. heat shield a device for protection from excessive heat, esp. fitted to a spacecraft. heat sink a device or substance for absorbing excessive or unwanted heat. heat-treat subject to heat treatment. heat treatment the use of heat to modify the properties of a metal etc. heat wave a period of very hot weather. in the heat of the moment during or resulting from intense activity, without pause for thought. on heat (of mammals, esp. females) sexually receptive. turn the heat on colloq. concentrate an attack or criticism on (a person). Etymology: OE h{aelig}tu f. Gmc
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English heten, from Old English hǣtan; akin to Old English hāt hot Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become warm or hot, to start to spoil from ~, transitive verb to make warm or hot, excite, ~able adjective II. noun Etymology: Middle English hete, from Old English hǣte, hǣtu; akin to Old English hāt hot Date: before 12th century 1. a. a condition of being hot ; warmth, a marked or notable degree of hotness, pathological excessive bodily temperature, a hot place or situation, d. a period of ~, a single complete operation of ~ing, e. added energy that causes substances to rise in temperature, fuse, evaporate, expand, or undergo any of various other related changes, that flows to a body by contact with or radiation from bodies at higher temperatures, and that can be produced in a body (as by compression), the energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed, appearance, condition, or color of a body as indicating its temperature, 2. intensity of feeling or reaction ; passion, the height or stress of an action or condition , sexual excitement especially in a female mammal, a single continuous effort: as, a single round of a contest (as a race) having two or more rounds for each contestant, one of several preliminary contests held to eliminate less competent contenders, pungency of flavor, 5. a. slang the intensification of law-enforcement activity or investigation, police, pressure, coercion, abuse, criticism , smoke 8, gun 1b, ~less adjective ~proof adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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