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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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It felt like a cloud of black heat had dropped on my entire head.

From US News

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

From Literature

Now James and Wade stepped onto the podium together, dressed in matched gray and black Heat T-shirts.

From New York Times

Her 20,000 black heat shield tiles are scorched, chipped and cracked; some look like they have been baked into briquettes.

From Washington Post

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.

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