Heat: meaning, definitions and examples

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heat

 

[ hiหt ]

Noun / Verb
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Noun

temperature

The quality of being hot; high temperature.

Synonyms

hotness, temperature, warmth.

Examples of usage

  • The heat of the sun can be unbearable in the summer.
  • She turned up the heat to warm the room.
Context #2 | Verb

make hot or warm

Make or become hot or warm.

Synonyms

heat up, make hot, warm up.

Examples of usage

  • She heated the water before adding the tea leaves.
  • The room quickly heated up with the radiator on.

Translations

Translations of the word "heat" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น calor

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค—เคฐเฅเคฎเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Hitze

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ panas

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั‚ะตะฟะปะพ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ciepล‚o

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็†ฑ (ใญใค, netsu)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท chaleur

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ calor

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ฤฑsฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์—ด (yeol)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุญุฑุงุฑุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ teplo

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ teplo

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ƒญ (rรจ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ toplota

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hiti

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถั‹ะปัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ˜แƒ—แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ istilik

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ calor

Etymology

The word 'heat' originated from the Old English word 'hวฃtu', which is related to the Old High German 'heiza' and the Gothic 'haita'. The concept of heat has been recognized since ancient times, with the Greeks and Romans having various beliefs about the nature of heat. In modern times, heat is understood as a form of energy associated with the motion of atoms and molecules.

See also: heated, heater, heating, heatwave.

Word Frequency Rank

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