heat (hēt)
1. the sensation of an increase in temperature.
2. the energy producing such a sensation; it exists in the form of molecular or atomic vibration and may be transferred, as a result of a gradient in temperature. Symbol Q or q.
3. to become, or to cause to become, warmer or hotter.
conductive heat heat transmitted by direct contact, as with a hot water bottle.
convective heat heat conveyed by currents of a warm medium, such as air or water.
conversive heat heat developed in tissues by resistance to passage of high-energy radiations.
prickly heat miliaria rubra.
con·vec·tive heat (k n-v k t v)n. Heat conveyed to the body by a moving warm medium, such as air or water. |
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