afterheat

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noun

Residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off.

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Meanings

nounafterheat (countable and uncountable, plural afterheats)

plural afterheats

  1. countableuncountableResidual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off.

    Cooks can also avoid zooming through the zone of ideal doneness by removing the meat from the oven or pan before it's completely done, and relying on lingering afterheat to finish the cooking more gradually […]

    2007, Harold McGee, On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, page 153

Origin

From after- + heat.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 餘熱 /余热
  • 餘熱 /余热 (yúrè)residual heat
Finnish jälkilämpö
  • jälkilämpöresidual heat
Cite this entry
APA

afterheat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterheat

MLA

“afterheat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterheat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afterheat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterheat.

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