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I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.
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Meaning of "heat-seeking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAT-SEEKING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAT-SEEKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heat-Seeking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HEAT-SEEKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heat-seeking

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-seeking in the English dictionary

The definition of heat-seeking in the dictionary is able to detect sources of infrared radiation. Other definition of heat-seeking is able to detect and follow a source of heat, as from an aircraft engine.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAT-SEEKING

heat shield
heat sink
heat source
heat stroke
heat treatment
heat wave
heat-conducting
heat-conduction
heat-island
heat-resistant
heat-sensitive
heat-treat
heatable
heated
heatedly
heatedness
heater
heater plug
heath
heath cock

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAT-SEEKING

attention-seeking
banking
booking
breaking
clicking
cooking
drinking
foreking
fucking
in the making
king
Mafeking
making
networking
Peking
pleasure-seeking
profit-seeking
publicity-seeking
reeking
self-seeking

Synonyms and antonyms of heat-seeking in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «heat-seeking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAT-SEEKING

Find out the translation of heat-seeking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heat-seeking 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-seeking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热寻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calor búsqueda
570 millions of speakers

English

heat-seeking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्मी की मांग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحرارة التماس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тепловым наведением
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heat- seeking
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাপরোধী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaleur recherche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tahan panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wärmesuch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒートシーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열 추적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tahan panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiệt tìm kiếm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெப்பத்தடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्णता रोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ısıya dayanıklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calore in cerca di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Poszukiwanie ciepła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тепловим наведенням
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

căldură -seeking
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θερμότητα αναζήτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hitte -soekende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

värmesökande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

varme -søkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heat-seeking

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The term «heat-seeking» is regularly used and occupies the 59.710 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heat-seeking

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2 QUOTES WITH «HEAT-SEEKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heat-seeking.
1
Nicolas Cage
I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.
2
Lindsay Duncan
I've always been a material-based actor. That's what I've done, the choices I've made - like a heat-seeking missile.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAT-SEEKING»

Discover the use of heat-seeking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heat-seeking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calculus Multivariable
EXAMPLE 6 Finding the Path of a Heat-Seeking Particle Level curves: T(x, y) = 20 − 4x2 − y2 (2, −3) Path followed by a heat-seeking particle Figure 13.52 A heat-seeking particle is located at the point on a metal plate whose temperature at is ...
Ron Larson, Bruce Edwards, 2009
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How It Works: Science and Technology
The simplest are those contained within the missile itself and therefore impossible to jam by using electronic countermeasures to disorientate the guidance system. In this category are the infrared, or heat-seeking, weapons that home in on ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation Staff, 2003
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Terrorism and Homeland Security: An Introduction with ...
An Introduction with Applications Philip Purpura. Figure 2-5 □ Rocket-propelled grenade. Source: www.hamasonline.com 3. Stinger. The U.S.-made stinger is a single person, portable, heat-seeking, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile (SAM).
Philip Purpura, 2011
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Ten Minutes Late for Reality
Kaye-Boom asked the obligatory, "What's a heat-seeking missile launcher?" at the same time as Mary posed the question, "How do you know it's a heat-seeking missile?" but both were interrupted by the noise of a heat-seeking missile being ...
Lou Morris, 2011
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Small Animal Dermatology
Cutaneous signs are gradual in onset and generally non-pruritic, unless there is a concurrent secondary infection. Most clients are unaware of systemic signs such as lethargy, exercise intolerance, heat seeking and weight gain.
Anita Patel, Peter Forsythe, 2008
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Advances in Parallel, Distributed Computing: First ...
This robot primarily has two applications: Heat-seeking missile and fire extinguisher. 5.1 As a Heat-Seeking Missile The heat seeking missile is a special kind of missile that not only reaches the target emitting heat radiations (aircraft, ship or ...
Dhinaharan Nagamalai, Eric Renault, Murugan Dhanuskodi, 2011
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Rockets and Missiles: The Life Story of a Technology
The Communist pilots had numbers and experience on their side, but the Nationalist pilots had technology: brand- new, heat-seeking Sidewinder missiles mounted beneath the wings of their F-86 fighters. Nationalist pilots destroyed ten  ...
A. Bowdoin Van Riper, 2007
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Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering
The first AAM to score a kill in combat (1958] was the passive heat-seeking Sidewinder missile developed by the U.S. Navy. Since that time many versions of heat-seeking missiles have emerged worldwide. The high heat output of jet engines ...
Robert L. Shaw, 1985
9
Imperium Chronicles Role Playing Game Basic Rules
Heat Seeking Weapons: If the weapon uses a heat-seeking sensor instead of radar, the attacker still rolls 1d20, but the result is compared to the defending ship's heat signature. Again, if the result is equal to or higher than the heat signature, ...
William Mitchell
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Imperium Chronicles RPG Basic Rules v1.1.1
... on the opposing ship for that round. If the result is lower, then the lock has been lost. Heat Seeking Weapons: If the weapon uses a heat-seeking sensor instead of radar, the attacker still rolls 1d20, but the result is compared to the defending ...
William Mitchell

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAT-SEEKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heat-seeking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Can this man create a more potent jalapeno? - The Globe and Mail
How did you first get involved in this heat-seeking mission? It started with a casual conversation I had with one of the growers in the area. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
Irish A-to-Z: Nicco Fertitta | Inside the Irish
But more likely it's just in the nature of the heat-seeking tackler, a pound-for-pound bruiser who seeks out big collisions, eager to prove his ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Lena Dunham Is Launching A Newsletter We're Calling Goop With …
... tactic to avoid a comments section seething with the kind of hate that locks on Dunham like a heat-seeking missile with a keyboard. «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»
4
Emanuel can do better on TIFs - Crain's Chicago Business
A $500 million payment to the city teachers' pension fund is headed for his budget like a heat-seeking missile. He struck out in attempts to get ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
5
Land It Rocket Review for Wii U - Nintendo Enthusiast
First is an “endless” mode where you avoid heat-seeking missiles as long as possible. The second is that, depending on how fast you complete ... «Nintendo Enthusiast, Jul 15»
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Israeli Airlines to Carry Missile Countermeasures on Domestic …
... DIRCM system that combines a missile approach warning and laser countermeasure system to defeat heat-seeking ground-to-air missiles. «Defense Update, Jul 15»
7
Are There More Big Planets Out There?
NASA's heat-seeking WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) telescope has been used to search the outer solar system for large planets; ... «Air & Space Magazine, Jul 15»
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Flame-finding pistols set off decades of blazing technology
The pistols are new heat-seeking devices known as infrared detectors that sound a signal in the presence of a flame, ember or other abnormal ... «Science News, Jul 15»
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Dan Shaughnessy: They still are what they are . . . your last-place …
Miley was lit up for six runs on seven hits including a couple of heat-seeking Wall balls. The country southpaw was also charged with a balk, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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They still are what they are . . . your last-place Red Sox
Miley was lit up for six runs on seven hits including a couple of heat-seeking Wall balls. The country southpaw was also charged with a balk, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

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