noun Download 🔗Share Thermal energy. Examples : "This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat. That engine is really throwing off some heat. Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid." energy physics science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The condition or quality of being hot. Examples : "Stay out of the heat of the sun!" physics condition sensation energy weather science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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