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  • 1Heat storm —   Heat storms occur when temperatures exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit over a large area for three days in a row. Normal hot temperatures cause electricity demand to increase during the peak summertime hours of 4 to 7 p.m. when air conditioners are… …

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  • 2Heat 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 …

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  • 3heat of passion — heat of pas·sion: an agitated state of mind (as anger or terror) prompted by provocation sufficient to overcome the ability of a reasonable person to reflect on and control his or her actions – called also heat of blood, heat of passion on sudden …

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  • 4Heat pipe — A heat pipe is a heat transfer mechanism that can transport large quantities of heat with a very small difference in temperature between the hotter and colder interfaces. Inside a heat pipe, at the hot interface a fluid turns to vapour and the… …

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  • 5Heat 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… …

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  • 6Heat capacity — Thermodynamics …

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  • 7Heat–Knicks rivalry — Miami Heat New York Knicks History Post Season Meetings 13–11 (NYK) 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals Heat won, 4–3 1998 Eastern Conference First Round Knicks won, 3–2 1999 Eastern Confer …

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  • 8latent heat — Physics. heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at constant temperature and pressure. Cf. heat of fusion, heat of vaporization. [1750 60] * * * Characteristic amount of energy absorbed or released by a substance during a change in… …

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  • 9Latent heat — In thermochemistry, latent heat is the amount of energy in the form of heat released or absorbed by a substance during a change of phase state(i.e. solid, liquid, or gas), ndash; also called a phase transition.cite book | author=Perrot, Pierre |… …

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  • 10swelter — I. verb (sweltered; sweltering) Etymology: Middle English sweltren, frequentative of swelten to die, be overcome by heat, from Old English sweltan to die; akin to Gothic swiltan to die Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to suffer, sweat, or… …

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