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- [hwahyt, wahyt heet]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt hit/
- /waɪt hiːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwahyt, wahyt heet]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt hit/
Definitions of white heat words
- noun white heat a stage of intense activity, excitement, feeling, etc.: The sales campaign is at white heat. 1
- noun white heat an intense heat at which a substance glows with white light. 1
- noun white heat intense heat or a very high temperature, characterized by emission of white light 0
- noun white heat a state of intense excitement or activity 0
- noun white heat a temperature at which material glows white 0
- noun white heat a state of intense emotion, excitement, etc. 0
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Origin of white heat
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for White heat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
white heat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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.
white heat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for white heat
noun white heat
- calenture — a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke
- impetuosity — the quality or condition of being impetuous.
- fire — combustion
See also
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