Heats

Examples

• It was August; so there could be small hope of relief during the heats. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• In the summer the water cools the region; in the winter, on the contrary, the water heats the region, and hence extremes of temperature are practically unknown. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Each burner is operated by an indicating snap switch which has three separate heats, full, medium and low; medium being one-half of full and low one-half of medium. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The Cowles process heats to incandescence by the electric current a mixture of alumina, carbon and copper, the reduced aluminum alloying with the copper. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Hence gusts after heats, and hurricanes in hot climates. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The sun heats the air of our atmosphere most near the surface of the earth; for there, besides the direct rays, there are many reflections. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The one pound of steam heats six times more than the one pound of water, both being at the same temperature. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The fear of immediate death vanished with the heats of September. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The first oven herewith shown (Fig. 17) is of the lamp-socket type, equipped with three heats, providing a very efficient oven for small operations. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• He spoke of his friend's dislike of the burning heats, the hurricanes, and rainy seasons of that region. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• After the heats of the day, the cooling land-breeze ruffled the river, and filled our little sail. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• A poker used in stirring a fire becomes hot and heats the hand grasping the poker, although only the opposite end of the poker has actually been in the fire. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Now, if you blow the steam into cold water instead of allowing it to pass into the air, you will find that it heats the water six times more than what is due to its indicated temperature. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The current enters through the wire at the binding posts at the end of non-conducting handle A, and heats the platinum loop, _a_, red hot. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The surface of the earth is also sometimes much heated by the sun: and such heated surface, not being changed, heats the air that moves over it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The heats of summer had driven all who were able to leave the sultry and unhealthy city, to seek the shores of the lake, and its cool sea-breezes. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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