Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heat stroke

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
heat stroke
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An illness caused by overheating a person or animal beyond its body's capacity to regulate internal temperature.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

heat strokes (plural) heatstroke (alternative)

Phrases

heat dome heat haze heat wave wet bulb temperature

Frequently Paired Words

heat dome heat haze heatwave heat wave sunstroke wet bulb temperature heat exhaustion

Questions

What does heat stroke mean?
An illness caused by overheating a person or animal beyond its body's capacity to regulate internal temperature.

How to pronounce heat stroke

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