black heat

British  

noun

1. heat emitted by an electric element made from low-resistance thick wire that does not glow red

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Example Sentences

But Hood’s eyes, normally so soft and sad, were wide and black as round coals, shining with a black heat.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Do not hammer at all at a black heat.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

Width, about 4 miles C. Ring of hot lava, dull red, shading to black heat at outer edge.

From A Strange Discovery by Dake, Charles Romyn

If the iron is at a black heat, the tissue will stick to the iron and will pull away from the surface of the wound.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

With plates so prepared it has been found possible to obtain impressions in the dark with the rays coming from a black object, heated to only a black heat.

From Colour Measurement and Mixture by Abney, W. de W.