A heat is one of a series of races or competitions. The winners of a heat take part in another race or competition, against the winners of other heats. the heats of the men's 100m breaststroke. see also dead heat
the energy of a material which is stored in the form of sensible heat (kinetic energy of rotational, vibrational and translational thermal motion of constituent atoms and molecules) and/or latent heat
The sensation caused by the force or influence of heat when excessive, or above that which is normal to the human body; the bodily feeling experienced on exposure to fire, the sun's rays, etc
n a high temperature; a form of energy associated with the rapid motion of atoms in a substance