English Explanatory Dictionary

heat wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of exceptionally hot weather.
  2. Three consecutive days with daytime high temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
  3. A period of at least three consecutive days with daily high temperatures of the respective county's temperature threshold or higher.
  4. An electromagnetic wave in the infrared spectrum.

Pronunciation

/ˈhit weɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-heatwave.wav en-au-heat wave.ogg

Word forms

heat wave heat waves heatwave

Antonyms

cold spell cold wave

Translations

Albanian: zagushi Albanian: morovinë Albanian: zabullinë Arabic: مَوْجَة اَلْحَرّ Azerbaijani: bürkü Chinese Mandarin: 熱浪 /热浪 Czech: vlna veder Danish: hedebølge Dutch: hittegolf Esperanto: varmondo Estonian: kuumalaine Estonian: leitsak Faroese: hitabylgja Finnish: helleaalto Finnish: lämpöaalto French: vague de chaleur French: canicule Georgian: თბური ტალღა Georgian: სითბური ტალღა Georgian: სიცხის ტალღა Georgian: პაპანაქება Georgian: ძლიერი სიცხის პერიოდი German: Hitzewelle Greek: καύσωνας Cypriot Greek: λάλλαρος Cypriot Greek: πύρουλλος Hebrew: גל חום Hebrew: חמסין Hebrew: שרב Hungarian: kánikula Hungarian: hőhullám Icelandic: hitabylgja Indonesian: gelombang panas Irish: tonn teaspaigh Irish: tonn teasa Italian: ondata di caldo Japanese: 熱波 Japanese: 酷暑 Korean: 열파 Malayalam: ഉഷ്ണതരംഗം Māori: hīrangi Norwegian Bokmål: hetebølge Persian: موج گرما Polish: upał Portuguese: onda de calor Romanian: val de căldură Romanian: caniculă Russian: жара́ Russian: зной Russian: пери́од си́льной жары́ Sanskrit: उष्मातरङ्ग Spanish: ola de calor Spanish: vaharada calórica Spanish: vaharada térmica Spanish: vaharada calorífica Swahili: wimbijoto Swedish: värmebölja Ukrainian: спе́ка Vietnamese: sóng nhiệt Welsh: poethdon
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