heat wave

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [heet weyv]
- /hit weɪv/
- /hiːt weɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heet weyv]
- /hit weɪv/

Definitions of heat wave words

noun heat wave an air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly. 1
noun heat wave a period of abnormally hot and usually humid weather. 1
noun heat wave period: very hot weather 1
noun heat wave unusually hot weather, resulting from a slowly moving air mass of relatively high temperature 0
noun heat wave a period of such weather in a particular place 0

See all 5 definitions of heat wave

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Origin of heat wave

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heat wave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heat wave

heat wave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heat wave usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for heat wave

noun heat wave

dog days — hot summer period
warm front — a transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing.

All 2 Synonyms of heat wave