heat-seeking

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(of a detecting device) able to detect sources of infrared radiationa heat-seeking camera

(of a missile) able to detect and follow a source of heat, as from an aircraft enginea heat-seeking missile

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Derived forms of heat-seeking

heat seeker, noun

Words nearby heat-seeking

heat prostration, heat pump, heat rash, heat reservoir, heat-seal, heat-seeking, heat shield, heat shock protein, heat sink, heatstroke, heat-treat

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Most often, the doctrine is invoked by minors seeking an abortion without parental consent.
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But while he was up there riffing about Steiger, he looked like he did in the Big Heat.
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The movie we went to that Friday night in 1953 was The Big Heat.
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The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.
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Most other social justice movements are seeking some shift of power and money.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat, the sun, the glare.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
But they soon fell out, for Murat had the audacity to try and make these patriots fight instead of merely seeking plunder.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He returned to the hotel, and, eluding a gossip-seeking landlady, went up to his room.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

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