Heat (disambiguation)

Heat is energy in transfer to or from a thermodynamic system by mechanisms other than thermodynamic work or transfer of matter.

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Heat or HEAT may also refer to:

Science and technology

Medicine

Fever, a body temperature above the normal range in response to internal physiological conditions
Heat illness, a spectrum of disorders due to environmental exposure to heat:
- Heat cramps, muscle spasms that result from loss of large amount of salt and water through exercise
- Heat edema, swelling of the hands and/or feet due to over-expansion of the blood vessels in the extremities in response to heat
- Heat exhaustion, caused by the loss of water and electrolytes through sweating
- Heat rash, skin irritations caused by excessive sweating or blocked sweat glands
- Heat stroke, with a body temperature greater than 40.6 °C (105.1 °F)
- Heat syncope, fainting or dizziness as a result of overheating
- Heat tetany, cramps and seizures caused by calcium and/or magnesium loss due to excessive sweating in short periods of stress in high heat
Hyperthermia, elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates
- Malignant hyperthermia, a type of severe reaction that may occur to susceptible patients during general anesthesia
Hot flash or hot flush, a feeling of heat, with sweating and increased heart rate, usually experienced by menopausal women due to low estradiol

Computing

HEAT (software), help desk software by FrontRange Solutions
Highly Evasive Adaptive Threat, cybersecurity attack type
OpenStack Heat, the orchestration component of the OpenStack infrastructure-as-a-service software platform

Other uses in science and technology

Heat wave, a period of excessively hot weather
HEAT repeat, a solenoid protein domain found in a number of cytoplasmic proteins
In metallurgy, one batch of molten metal processed in a converter or open hearth furnace
- In forging, one cycle of heating material and working it before returning it to a heat source
High Elevation Auger Telescope, at the Pierre Auger Observatory, Argentina

Arts, entertainment and media

Games

Heat: Pedal to the Metal, a 2022 strategy board game
Need for Speed Heat, a 2019 racing video game

Films

Heat (1963 film), a Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko
Heat (1972 film), an American drama film directed by Paul Morrissey, starring Sylvia Miles and Joe Dallesandro
Heat (1986 film), an American action-thriller film directed by Dick Richards and Jerry Jameson, starring Burt Reynolds
Heat (1995 film), an American crime drama directed by Michael Mann, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer
Natural Justice: Heat (1996), an Australian television film, sometimes referred to as Heat, directed by Scott Hartford-Davis
Heat (2006 film), a Russian comedy film directed Rezo Gigineishvili
The Heat (film), a 2013 comedy film directed by Paul Feig, starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy

Literature

Heat (Buffy/Angel novel), a 2004 original novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
Heat (Goldman novel), 1985, by William Goldman
Heat (Lupica novel), a 2006 sports novel written by Mike Lupica
Heat, a 2006 book on climate change by George Monbiot
Heat, a 2006 book on cooking and food by Bill Buford
Heat & Other Stories, a 1991 collection by Joyce Carol Oates
Heat, a 1994 novel by Stuart Woods
Heat (manga), 1999, written by Yoshiyuki Okamura

Fictional characters

Heat, a character in the Bust a Groove and Bust a Groove 2 video games
Heat, a protagonist in the Digital Devil Saga video game series

Music

Performers

H.E.A.T (band), a Swedish rock band

Periodicals

Heat (magazine), a British magazine
HEAT (magazine), an international Australian literary magazine

Television

Heat (TV channel), a British television channel
Heat (Irish TV series), an Irish prime time reality television series broadcast on RTÉ One
Heat (2023 TV series), an upcoming action-thriller television series
"Heat" (Dark Angel), an episode of the television series Dark Angel

Food

Pungency or piquantness ("Heat" or "hotness"), the spiciness of foods such as black pepper, chili peppers, garlic and onions, ginger, mustard, and horseradish
Heat, the traditional and most common means of cooking food
Heat, applied post-preparation to food with a heat lamp, to prevent the growth of microorganisms before the food is consumed

Military and law enforcement

EADS Mako/HEAT (High Energy Advanced Trainer)
Firearm (slang: heat), usually a pistol
High-explosive anti-tank, a warhead with a shaped charge
HEAT, hostile environment awareness training
Heat, slang for police surveillance or attention

Sports

Basketball

Guildford Heat, a British Basketball League team
Kurasini Heat, a Tanzanian basketball team
Miami Heat, a National Basketball Association team
Saigon Heat, a Vietnamese team

Wrestling

Heat (professional wrestling), applause or booing given by fans to a professional wrestler
ECW Heat Wave, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event
WWE Heat, a professional wrestling television program
Heat (wrestler), ring name of Japanese professional wrestler Minoru Tanaka

Other uses in sports

Heat, a preliminary race or match in a sports tournament
Fastball (colloquialism: heat), in baseball
Abbotsford Heat, an ice hockey team that plays in the AHL
Brisbane Heat, a Big Bash cricket team
Laredo Heat, a United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League soccer team

Other uses

Heat (perfume), or Beyoncé Heat, a women's cologne endorsed by singer Beyoncé Knowles
Heat, one of the eight principles in Chinese medicine