body heat
noun
: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activities
called also animal heat
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To bypass it, the Genius approached the sensor with a homemade polyester shield and placed it right in front of the detector to prevent it from picking up on the team’s body heat.
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
This hybrid mattress is a dream for hot sleepers, thanks to a top cover that won’t trap your body heat.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2025
How to recognize a tick Ticks use your body heat, breath, movement and smell to find you.
—Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 July 2025
Despite its thin design, the blanket is waterproof, windproof, and retains up to 90 percent of body heat to keep warm and ward off hypothermia.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2025
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
This hybrid mattress is a dream for hot sleepers, thanks to a top cover that won’t trap your body heat.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2025
How to recognize a tick Ticks use your body heat, breath, movement and smell to find you.
—Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 July 2025
Despite its thin design, the blanket is waterproof, windproof, and retains up to 90 percent of body heat to keep warm and ward off hypothermia.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2025
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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