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21Heat pump — A heat pump is a machine or device that moves heat from one location (the source ) to another location (the sink or heat sink ), using work. Most heat pump technology moves heat from a low temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink …
22Heat capacity rate — The heat capacity rate is heat transfer terminology used in thermodynamics and different forms of engineering denoting the ability of a fluid to resist change in temperature as heat transfer occurs. It is typically denoted as C, listed from… …
23heat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. high temperature (see heat); passion, rage, vehemence; rut, mating period. See sex, excitement. Ant., cold. II Quality of warmth Nouns 1. heat, caloric; warmth, ardor, fervor, fervency; incalescence …
24heat — /hit / (say heet) noun 1. the quality or condition of being hot. 2. the sensation of hotness or warmth; heated bodily condition. 3. Psychology a blended sensation, caused by stimulating the warmth and cold receptors on the skin. 4. Physics energy …
25Heat content — The amount of heat energy available to be released by the transformation or use of a specified physical unit of an energy form (e.g., a ton of coal, a barrel of oil, a kilowatthour of electricity, a cubic foot of natural gas, or a pound of… …
26combustion — noun (U) 1 the process of burning 2 technical chemical activity which uses oxygen to produce light and heat 3 combustion chamber the enclosed space in which combustion happens see also: internal combustion engine …
27heat — 1. A high temperature; the sensation produced by proximity to fire or an incandescent object, as opposed to cold. 2. The kinetic energy of atoms and molecules, as well as rotation and vibration. 3. SYN: estrus. 4. SYN …
28heat engine — noun any engine that makes use of heat to do work • Hypernyms: ↑engine • Hyponyms: ↑external combustion engine, ↑internal combustion engine, ↑ICE …
29heat range — Refers to the operating temperature of a given style of spark plug. Plugs are made to operate at different temperatures depending upon the thickness and length of the porcelaininsulator as measured from the sealing ring down to the tip. In this… …
30combustion — Burning, the rapid oxidation of any substance accompanied by the production of heat and light. [L. comburo, pp. bustus, to burn up] slow c. decay. spontaneous c. the ignition of a mass of material by heat developed within it by the …
