Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Heating

More specialized WordNet synsets

calefaction, incalescence
the property of being warming
heat flash
a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion)
dielectric heating
heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field
greenhouse effect
warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth
heat of dissociation
the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents
heat of solution
the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent
heat of formation
the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements
latent heat
heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
heat of fusion
heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature; "the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification"
heat of condensation
heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid; "the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization"
heat of solidification
heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies
heat of sublimation
heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes from a solid to a gaseous state
heat of vaporization, heat of vaporisation
heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature
specific heat
the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
intumescence, intumescency, swelling
the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
brooding, incubation
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
induction heating
the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it
overheating
excessive heating
radiant heating
heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters
autoclave
subject to the action of an autoclave
pasteurize
heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk"
overheat
get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines overheated"
heat, heat up
make hot or hotter; "heat the soup"
soak
heat a metal prior to working it
preheat
heat beforehand; "Preheat the oven!"
overheat
make excessively or undesirably hot; "The room was overheated"
heat, hot up, heat up
gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
warm up
become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"
warm
make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"
warm, warm up
get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
chafe
warm by rubbing, as with the hands
cauterize, burn
burn or sear (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
sear, scorch
make very hot; "searing heat"
fuse
make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains"
fuse
become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature"
melt, run, melt down
reduce from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"
liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise
make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver"
try, render
melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"
clarify
clear by heating; of fats; "clarify the butter"
clinker
turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning
vitrify
change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
broil, bake
heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
reheat
heat again; "Please reheat the food from last night"
bream
clean a ship bottom with heat
bake
prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"
free burning, sustained
(of an electric arc); "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs
diabatic
(physics) involving a transfer of heat; "a diabatic process"
calefacient, warming
producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient"
calorifacient
producing heat; usually used of foods; "calorifacient chili peppers"
calefactory, calefactive, heating
serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory"
calorific
heat-generating; "the calorific properties of fuels"
overheated
heated beyond a safe or desirable point; "the child became overheated"; "overheated metal"
heated, heated up, het, het up
made warm or hot; "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated' as in "he was all het up and sweaty")
burned
injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun); "his cracked, black burned lips"
baked, burned, burnt
hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks"
sunbaked
baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned; "sunbaked adobe bricks"
warmed
having been warmed up; "a cup of warmed milk"
warming
imparting heat; "a warming fire"
advective
of or relating to advection
thermoelectric, thermoelectrical
involving or resulting from thermoelectricity
igneous, pyrogenic
produced under conditions involving intense heat; "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata"
thermally
by means of heat or with respect to thermal properties
adiabatic (opposite)
(physics) occurring without loss or gain of heat; "adiabatic expansion"
heatless (opposite)
without generating heat; "luminescent organisms emit heatless light"
unheated, unwarmed (opposite)
not having been heated or warmed; "an unheated room"; "unwarmed rolls"
nonthermal (opposite)
not involving heat; "nonthermal luminescence"