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heat wave
(redirected from Heatwave (climate))

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heat wave
1. a continuous spell of abnormally hot weather
2. an extensive slow-moving air mass at a relatively high temperature

heat wave [′hēt ‚wāv]
(electromagnetism)
Infrared radiation, much higher in frequency than radio waves.
(meteorology)
A period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and usually humid weather; the condition must prevail at least 1 day to be a heat wave, but conventionally the term is reserved for periods of several days to several weeks. Also known as hot wave; warm wave.


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