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51Wave — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting or as a signal (waved to me across the street). b tr. move (a hand etc.) in this way. 2 a intr. show a sinuous or sweeping motion as of a flag, tree, or a cornfield… …
52Heat storm — A Heat Storm, as defined by the California Energy Commission, is what most would refer to as a heat wave. According to the commission website, heat storms occur when the temperature reaches 100° F (38° C) for three or more consecutive days over a …
53heat — 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,… …
54heat — {{11}}heat (n.) O.E. hætu, hæto heat, warmth; fervor ardor, from P.Gmc. *haiti heat (Cf. O.S. hittia, O.N. hiti, O.Fris. hete, Ger. hitze heat, Goth. heito fever ), from PIE *kaid , from root *kai heat. The same root …
55wave — {{11}}wave (n.) moving billow of water, 1520s, from WAVE (Cf. wave) (v.), replacing M.E. waw, which is from O.E. wagian to move to and fro (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. wag, O.Fris. weg, O.N. vagr water in motion, wave, billow, Goth. wegs tempest; see WAG… …
56heat — 1. noun 1) a plant sensitive to heat Syn: warmth, hotness, warmness, high temperature; hot weather, warm weather, sultriness, mugginess, humidity; heat wave, hot spell Ant: cold 2) …
57heat — n 1. hotness, calefaction, warmth, warmness, caloric, caloricity; torridity, torridness, fieriness, red heat; incandescence, white heat; tepidity, tepidness, lukewarmness, lukewarmth. 2. fever, temperature, Inf. temp, Pathol. pyrexia, febricity,… …
58wave — 01. The [waves] crashed against the rocks. 02. He [waved] his hand good bye as the train left the station. 03. The policeman [waved] them on when they slowed to see what had happened. 04. People were jumping up and down, and [waving] flags as the …
59Heat transfer — is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase change …
60Wave power — refers to the energy of ocean surface waves and the capture of that energy to do useful work including electricity generation, desalination, and the pumping of water (into reservoirs). Wave power is a form of renewable energy. Though often co… …
