conversive heat

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.

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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.

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conversive heat

n.

Heat produced in the body by the absorption of waves, such as the sun's rays, which are not in themselves hot.