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heat noun

  /hit/ , /hiːt/ , [çit]
  • (uncountable) Thermal energy.
  • (uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.
 calore, caldo
  • (countable) A hot spell.
 calore, caldo, calura
  • (uncountable) A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate; oestrus.
 calore, estro
  • (uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
 impeto, fervore, foga
  • (countable) A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race.
 batteria, eliminatoria
  • (countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.
 colata, infornata
  • (uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
 gusto piccante, sapore piccante
  • (uncountable, slang) The police.
 madama, pula
  • (uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention.
 pressione

heat verb

  /hit/ , /hiːt/ , [çit]
  • (transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
 scaldare, riscaldare
  • (transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
 scaldare, eccitare

heating noun

  /ˈhiːtɪŋ/
  • A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
 riscaldamento

heating adjective

  /ˈhiːtɪŋ/
  • Causing heat.
 riscaldante, scaldante

heated adjective

  /ˈhiːtɪd/
  • Very agitated, angry or impassioned.
 riscaldato
heat up
scaldare
heat sink
dissipatore
heat pump
pompa di calore, termopompa
heat engine
macchina termica
specific heat
calore specifico
heat of fusion
calore di fusione
in heat
in calore
heat capacity
capacità termica
heat-resistant
anticalore, pirofilo, resistente al calore, termoresistente
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