Meaning

4 senses
  1. (idiomatic)A period of exceptionally hot weather.

    Hitzewelle

    жара́žará, знойznoj, пери́од си́льной жары́períod sílʹnoj žarý

    спе́каspéka

    a wave of unusually hot weather

  2. A period of exceptionally hot weather.

    (US, idiomatic)Three consecutive days with daytime high temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

  3. (UK, idiomatic)A period of at least three consecutive days with daily high temperatures of the respective county's temperature threshold or higher.

  4. An electromagnetic wave in the infrared spectrum.

Examples

21 sentences
  1. How is the heat wave affecting you?

    Як на тебе впливає ця спека? — Squaw

  2. An intense heat wave is expected.

    ruОжидается сильный зной. — Olya

  3. Many birds are dying due to the heat wave.

  4. A heat wave is expected.

    ruОжидается зной. — Olya

  5. He doesn't like heat waves.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Forms

plural: heat waves

Antonyms

2 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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