heat wave en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic) A period of exceptionally hot weather.
We're havin a heat wave / A tropical heat wave / The temperatures rising, it isn't surprising / She certainly can, can can! / She started a heat wave / By letting her seat wave, / in such a way that the customers say / that she certainly can, can-can!
1933, Irving Berlin, “Heat Wave”, in As Thousands Cheer:
- (US, idiomatic) A period of exceptionally hot weather. ▸ Three consecutive days with daytime high temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
- (UK, idiomatic) A period of exceptionally hot weather. ▸ A period of at least three consecutive days with daily high temperatures of the respective county's temperature threshold or higher.
- An electromagnetic wave in the infrared spectrum.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heat waves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| heatwave | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
cold spell · cold spell · cold wave · cold wave · cold spell · cold wave
Translations (62)
ga tonn teasa (period of very hot weather) · ro val de căldură (period of very hot weather) · cs vlna veder (period of very hot weather) · hu hőhullám (period of very hot weather) · et kuumalaine (period of very hot weather) · fa موج گرما (period of very hot weather) · nl hittegolf (period of very hot weather) · ka პაპანაქება (period of very hot weather) · ko 열파 (period of very hot weather) · eo varmondo (period of very hot weather) · id gelombang panas (period of very hot weather) · hsb horcota žołma (period of very hot weather) · hu kánikula (period of very hot weather) · ro caniculă (period of very hot weather) · ar مَوْجَة اَلْحَرّ (period of very hot weather) · dsb nawal górcoty (period of very hot weather) · da hedebølge (period of very hot weather) · fo hitabylgja (period of very hot weather) · it ondata di caldo (period of very hot weather) · sw wimbijoto (period of very hot weather) · ml ഉഷ്ണതരംഗം (period of very hot weather) · ka სიცხის ტალღა (period of very hot weather) · sa उष्मातरङ्ग (period of very hot weather) · es vaharada calórica (period of very hot weather) · sq zabullinë (period of very hot weather) · pl upał (period of very hot weather) · is hitabylgja (period of very hot weather) · ru жара́ (period of very hot weather) · ka ძლიერი სიცხის პერიოდი (period of very hot weather) · fr canicule (period of very hot weather) · ja 酷暑 (period of very hot weather) · he שרב (period of very hot weather) · cmn 熱浪 /热浪 (period of very hot weather) · fi helleaalto (period of very hot weather) · mi hīrangi (period of very hot weather) · ka თბური ტალღა (period of very hot weather) · ka სითბური ტალღა (period of very hot weather) · el-cyp λάλλαρος (period of very hot weather) · sv värmebölja (period of very hot weather) · ru зной (period of very hot weather) · pt onda de calor (period of very hot weather) · vi sóng nhiệt (period of very hot weather) · sq morovinë (period of very hot weather) · nb hetebølge (period of very hot weather) · he גל חום (period of very hot weather) · cy poethdon (period of very hot weather) · es vaharada térmica (period of very hot weather) · he חמסין (period of very hot weather) · ru пери́од си́льной жары́ (period of very hot weather) · de Hitzewelle (period of very hot weather) · uk спе́ка (period of very hot weather) · es ola de calor (period of very hot weather) · es vaharada calorífica (period of very hot weather) · az bürkü (period of very hot weather) · fi lämpöaalto (period of very hot weather) · ja 熱波 (period of very hot weather) · el-cyp πύρουλλος (period of very hot weather) · el καύσωνας (period of very hot weather) · ga tonn teaspaigh (period of very hot weather) · fr vague de chaleur (period of very hot weather) · et leitsak (period of very hot weather) · sq zagushi (period of very hot weather)