Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afterheat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-heat
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 […]"

Etymology

From after- + heat.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: after

Usage

Inflected Forms

afterheats (plural)

Questions

What does afterheat mean?: Residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off.
Where does afterheat come from?: From after- + heat.

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