Meanings
nounbody heat (uncountable)
- uncountableHeat produced from within the body of a (warmblooded) animal as opposed to absorbed from the environment.
The huge open gymnasium was cold. Only after the [weightlifting] competition was in progress did the air warm up from body heat.
1981 December 12, Melissa Wills, “Moving Metal”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 10
Translations
Dutch lichaamswarmte
- lichaamswarmteheat produced from within the body
Finnish ruumiinlämpö
- ruumiinlämpöheat produced from within the body
French chaleur corporelle
- chaleur corporelleheat produced from within the body
Polish ciepłota
- ciepłotaheat produced from within the body
Cite this entry
APA
body heat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20heat
MLA
“body heat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20heat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body heat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20heat.
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