American English pronunciation
How to pronounce heats
IPA transcription: ['hits]
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Noun
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a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
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the presence of heat
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the sensation caused by heat energy
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the trait of being intensely emotional
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applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
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a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
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utility to warm a building
“the heating system wasn't working”
“they have radiant heating”
Verb
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make hot or hotter
“the sun heats the oceans”
“heat the water on the stove”
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arouse or excite feelings and passions
“The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”
“The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world”
“Wake old feelings of hatred”
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gain heat or get hot
“The room heated up quickly”
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provide with heat
“heat the house”
Usage examples
- The first round repechage consisted of three heats of five to six riders each.
- As the cloud contracts it heats due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz mechanism.
- Over-reaching cheats itself.
- Over-reaching cheats itself.
- There were two heats in the first round, with three teams competing in each.
- Heating element heats the contents to a steady temperature in the range.
- Over-reaching cheats itself.
- The concept was later used by Wheatstone in his automatic sender.
- Over-reaching cheats itself.
- He also showed that different substances have different specific heats.