excessive heat
1excessive — excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, extreme are comparable when meaning characterized by going beyond or above its proper, just, or right limit. Excessive implies an amount, quantity, or extent too great to be just,… …
2heat|stroke — «HEET STROHK», noun. collapse or sudden illness with fever and dry skin, caused by overexposure to excessive heat, as from the infrared rays of the sun …
3Heat wave — A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave;cite journal |last=Meehl |first=George A. |coauthors=Tebaldi, Claudia |title=More Intense,… …
4heat shield — noun a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry • Hypernyms: ↑protective covering, ↑protective cover, ↑protection • Part Holonyms: ↑spacecraft, ↑ballistic capsule, ↑space vehicle …
5heat — n. & v. n. 1 a the condition of being hot. b the sensation or perception of this. c high temperature of the body. 2 Physics a a form of energy arising from the random motion of the molecules of bodies, which may be transferred by conduction,… …
6Heat sink — A heat sink (or heatsink) is an environment or object that absorbs and dissipates heat from another object using thermal contact (either direct or radiant). Heat sinks are used in a wide range of applications wherever efficient heat dissipation… …
7Heat stroke — A core body temperature that rises above 104°F (40°C) accompanied by hot, dry skin and central nervous system abnormalities such as delirium, convulsions, or coma. Heat stroke that results from exposure to a high environmental temperature is… …
8heat exhaustion — a condition characterized by faintness, rapid pulse, nausea, profuse sweating, cool skin, and collapse, caused by prolonged exposure to heat accompanied by loss of adequate fluid and salt from the body. Also called heat prostration. [1935 40] * * …
9heat stress — the complications seen when persons undergo muscular exertion in conditions of excessive heat, such as when sweating does not cool off the body enough, or when heavy sweating depletes the body s supply of fluids and electrolytes. It may lead to… …
10heat hyperpyrexia — noun collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat • Syn: ↑heatstroke • Hypernyms: ↑collapse, ↑prostration • Hyponyms: ↑heat exhaustion, ↑heat prostration, ↑sunstroke, ↑ …
