body heat

noun

: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activities

called also animal heat

Examples of body heat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wool is an excellent insulator and will harness the power of your body heat to warm you up. Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024 Early studies have suggested that heat could put stress on fungi that thus far have not been able to withstand body heat, to evolve to be able to survive in the human body. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024 Curling up near a friend wasn’t enough, nor was the body heat from her dog, a young Husky mix. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024 Iron-deficient individuals, for example, are known to have difficulty regulating their internal temperature and generating enough body heat. Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024 Start with tight-fitting base layers made of synthetic materials like polyester to provide good insulation, trap body heat, and wick moisture away. Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024 Huddling with others and sharing body heat is necessary for their survival. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024 But for a tiny worm that can’t produce its own body heat, glaciers make an unlikely habitat. Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024 Containers can be outfitted with smart seals, motion-detection alarms, video surveillance and infrared imaging systems that can detect intruders’ body heat. Malia Wollan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of body heat was in 1861

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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

body heat

noun
: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activity

called also animal heat

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