calor latente

Phonetic: "/ˈleɪ.tənt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: (forensics) The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.

Definition: An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.

Definition: Anything that is latent.

Phonetic: "/ˈleɪ.tənt/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Existing or present but concealed or inactive.

Definition: (of a virus) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.

Definition: Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.

Phonetic: "/hit/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Thermal energy.

Example: This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.   That engine is really throwing off some heat.   Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.

Definition: The condition or quality of being hot.

Example: Stay out of the heat of the sun!

Definition: An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.

Example: The chili sauce gave the dish heat.

Definition: A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

Example: It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment.

Definition: An undesirable amount of attention.

Example: The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.

Definition: The police.

Example: The heat! Scram!

Definition: One or more firearms.

Definition: A fastball.

Example: The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.

Definition: A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

Example: The male canines were attracted by the female in heat.

Definition: A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race

Example: The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat.

Definition: One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.

Example: I can make a scroll like that in a single heat.

Definition: A hot spell.

Example: The children stayed indoors during this year's summer heat.

Definition: Heating system; a system that raises the temperature of a room or building.

Example: I'm freezing; could you turn on the heat?

Definition: The output of a heating system.

Example: During the power outage we had no heat because the controls are electric.   Older folks like more heat than the young.

Definition: In omegaverse fiction, a cyclical period in which alphas and omegas experience an intense, sometimes irresistible biological urge to mate.