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Meaning of "heat seeker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAT SEEKER

heat seeker  [hiːt ˈsiːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAT SEEKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heat seeker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEAT SEEKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heat seeker

Infrared homing

Infrared homing refers to a passive missile guidance system which uses the emission from a target of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared part of the spectrum to track and follow it. Missiles which use infrared seeking are often referred to as "heat-seekers", since infrared is just below the visible spectrum of light in frequency and is radiated strongly by hot bodies. Many objects such as people, vehicle engines and aircraft generate and retain heat, and as such, are especially visible in the infra-red wavelengths of light compared to objects in the background. The infrared sensor package on the tip or head of a heat-seeking missile is known as the seeker head. The NATO brevity code for an air-to-air infrared-guided missile launch is Fox Two. 90% of all United States air combat losses over the past 25 years have been due to infrared-homing missiles.

Definition of heat seeker in the English dictionary

The definition of heat seeker in the dictionary is a device that detects infrared radiation. Other definition of heat seeker is a device in a missile that homes in on a heat source.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEAT SEEKER


Arica
əˈriːkə
beaker
ˈbiːkə
caeca
ˈsiːkə
Chandrasekhar
ˌtʃændrəˈsiːkə
chica
ˈtʃiːkə
Dominica
ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə
eureka
jʊˈriːkə
jobseeker
ˈdʒɒbsiːkə
loudspeaker
ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə
oiticica
ˌɔɪtɪˈsiːkə
pleasure-seeker
ˈpleʒəˌsiːkə
seeker
ˈsiːkə
self-seeker
sɛlfˈsiːkə
sika
ˈsiːkə
sneaker
ˈsniːkə
speaker
ˈspiːkə
sunseeker
ˈsʌnˌsiːkə
tika
ˈtiːkə
tikka
ˈtiːkə
Topeka
təˈpiːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAT SEEKER

heat efficiency
heat engine
heat exchanger
heat exhaustion
heat haze
heat lightning
heat loss
heat of combustion
heat of formation
heat of reaction
heat of solution
heat prostration
heat pump
heat rash
heat shield
heat sink
heat source
heat stroke
heat treatment
heat wave

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAT SEEKER

asylum seeker
Baedeker
baker
broker
hacker
hooker
keeker
Lineker
locker
maker
Parker
poker
reeker
shrieker
sticker
streeker
thrill-seeker
tracker
walker
worker

Synonyms and antonyms of heat seeker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heat seeker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAT SEEKER

Find out the translation of heat seeker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heat seeker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heat seeker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热导引头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

detector de calor
570 millions of speakers

English

heat seeker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्मी साधक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

طالب الحرارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Heat Seeker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

buscador de calor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গরমের ফুসকুড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détecteur de chaleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ruam panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wärmesuchende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒートシーカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열 찾는 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rash panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người tìm nhiệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெப்ப வெடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्णता पुरळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

isilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cercatore di calore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osoba ubiegająca się o ciepło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Heat Seeker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

solicitant de căldură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιτών θερμότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hitte soeker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

värmesökande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heat seeker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heat seeker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAT SEEKER»

The term «heat seeker» is normally little used and occupies the 109.699 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAT SEEKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heat seeker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAT SEEKER»

Discover the use of heat seeker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heat seeker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heat Seeker
John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to remain as dead as the obituary in the Australian papers had proclaimed him to be.
Lora Leigh, 2009
2
Heat Seeker
Morgan is an Echelon Officer in the Protector Corp, the sole law enforcement agency for all existence.
Joseph Clifton, 2012
3
Heat Seeker
Marine special forces Kadin Marks is ordered to pull out an operative who has had her cover blown, but the stubborn Rachel Gannon is not willing to be rescued even after she falls for the handsome Kadin.
Lucy Monroe, 2013
4
Militarization and State Power in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: ...
This advanced second generation air-to-air missile incorporated a cryogenic heat seeker sensitive enough to track aircraft by skin friction heat generated or the exhaust plume of jet engines. It also employs an infrared seeker linked to the ...
Eligar Sadeh, 1997
5
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Science:: An Investment in ...
However, newer heat-seeker systems have been designed to counter these countermeasures. It is a challenge to the countermeasure designer to develop new systems that do not have the shortcomings of those is current use. A laser can be ...
Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, 1994
6
The Orion Sanction
Miniature Heat Seeker. The original idea was to build a hand held heat-seeking device that would travel well with soldiers on foot. Unfortunately the weapon lacked range. Due to its size, the yield was small. Its use was extremely limited.
Vance Duplechin
7
Specter of an Accident
The aircraft he spotted on this bright evening was a contracted Metro Liner used to get a newspaper circulated. His finger moved away from the Pit Bull, the "can't miss heat seeker," as Charlie liked to call it. There would be no fireworks tonight.
Wade Powers, 2009
8
The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood
... surface-to-air missile, a SA7, a heat seeker, was coming at them. The fifteen- man crew tried to dodge but misread the missile. They took a wrong turn, and the number three engine went out in a tremendous crash. The plane {420} THE BOOK ...
William J. Bennett, 2011
9
Aktiya
... on the same target. When they returned, they were greeted by a surface-to-air missile that had been fired from one of the abandoned office buildings. Two of the three fighter jets from the sortie were able to avoid the heat-seeker, but the ...
J. S. Cooper, 2010
10
Cyclops One
IR missiles, of course, were a different story—even the most obsolete heat-seeker could be a pesky PIA under the right circumstances—but Timmy didn't intend to get close enough for the Sukhois to launch any. He made a cut south, purposely  ...
Jim DeFelice, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAT SEEKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heat seeker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bulls board Kansas City Southern - NASDAQ.com
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker monitoring program detected the purchase of 5,000 August 95 calls for $2.50, dwarfing the strike's previous ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
2
Calls bet on rebound in VeriFone - optionMONSTER (07/15/15)
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker system identified heavy buying in the August 34 calls yesterday, with 5,750 trading for $0.95 to $1.24. This is ... «optionMONSTER Research, Jul 15»
3
How bulls are playing HollyFrontier
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker system showed that 20,000 September 49 calls were bought for $1 yesterday. This is clearly new positioning, ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
4
Large trade bets on Teck rebound - optionMONSTER (07/14/15)
... Heat Seeker tracking program. This is clearly new positioning, as open interest in the strike was just 219 contracts before the trade appeared. «optionMONSTER Research, Jul 15»
5
Patterson-UTI Energy, (NASDAQ:PTEN), Tesla Motors
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker system detected the sale off 5,000 June 30 calls for $1.40 and the purchase of 5,000 July 32 calls for the ask ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
6
Will ZS Pharma pop this week? - NASDAQ.com
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker monitoring program detected the purchase of 3,100 July 65 calls for $0.50 to $0.60 yesterday. Volume ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
7
Bulls turn quick profits in Marvell - NASDAQ.com
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker system detected activity in the July 13 calls and July 13.50 calls shortly after the opening bell. The 13s initially ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
8
Rackspace trading turns bullish
About 2,700 July 37 calls were purchased for $0.27 to $0.75 yesterday, according to optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker tracking program. This is ... «optionMONSTER Research, Jul 15»
9
Calls look for Oshkosh to climb
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker system detected the purchase of about 1,100 October 50 calls for $0.25 to $0.50 yesterday. Volume was triple ... «optionMONSTER Research, Jul 15»
10
How the bulls are playing Noble - NASDAQ.com
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker monitoring program detected the purchase of 13,700 August 42.50 calls on Friday, most of which fetched $0.55 ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Heat seeker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/heat-seeker>. Apr 2024 ».
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