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heatthe quality of being hot; high temperature

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the quality of being hot; high temperature

Pronunciation (IPA): /hiːt/

Korean meaning: 열, 더위, 고온

Korean pronunciation: 히트 (강세: 히트)

Example Sentences

  • My laptop generates so much heat that I could fry an egg on it!
  • The chef needs to heat the oil to 180°C for perfect french fries.
  • During the exam period, students feel the heat of academic pressure.

heat

NOUN

//hiːt//

the quality of being hot; high temperature

heat concept
💡 Concept

A person struggles with intense heat as their ice cream melts

heat rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Through the scorching heat, my feet still beat!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/hiːt/
🇬🇧 UK/hiːt/

🌳Etymology

Rootheat

Origin

고대 영어 'hǣtu'에서 유래되어 게르만어족의 공통 조상어로 거슬러 올라갑니다. '뜨거움'이라는 기본적인 개념을 나타내는 매우 오래된 단어입니다.

🎵Rhyme

beatseatmeetfeetstreet
beat
seat
meet
feet
street

🔗Collocations

body heat
heat wave
turn up the heat
heat treatment
in the heat of battle
heat up

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My laptop generates so much heat that I could fry an egg on it!

The chef needs to heat the oil to 180°C for perfect french fries.

During the exam period, students feel the heat of academic pressure.

😄 Fun example

Can you feel the heat? It's like being inside a giant oven!

📚Related Words

Synonyms

warmthtemperaturehotnessfeverpassion

Antonyms

coldcoolnesschill

Related

hotwarmfireburntemperaturethermal

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