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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Cohering his body of work is a non-judgmental curiosity about socially transgressive behavior and a flair for capturing the body heat of sexuality.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
The new material could replace those with lightweight sensors that draw power directly from body heat.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Mice trained to associate a specific environment with a frigid 4°C chill later mounted the same full-body heat response when placed in that environment at a comfortable 21°C.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
The new material could replace those with lightweight sensors that draw power directly from body heat.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Mice trained to associate a specific environment with a frigid 4°C chill later mounted the same full-body heat response when placed in that environment at a comfortable 21°C.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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