Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [heet weyv]
- /hit weɪv/
- /hiːt weɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
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