Heat (disambiguation)

Heat is energy in transfer to or from a thermodynamic system by mechanisms other than thermodynamic work or transfer of matter.

Heat or HEAT may also refer to:

Science and technology

 * Heat wave, a period of excessively hot weather
 * HEAT repeat, a solenoid protein domain found in a number of cytoplasmic proteins
 * Heat, in metallurgy, one batch of molten metal processed in a converter or open hearth furnace
 * In forging, one cycle of heating material and working it before returning it to a heat source
 * High Elevation Auger Telescope, at the Pierre Auger Observatory, Argentina

Medicine

 * Fever, a body temperature above the normal range in response to internal physiological conditions
 * Heat illness, a spectrum of disorders due to environmental exposure to heat:
 * Heat cramps, muscle spasms that result from loss of large amount of salt and water through exercise
 * Heat edema, swelling of the hands and/or feet due to over-expansion of the blood vessels in the extremities in response to heat
 * Heat exhaustion, caused by the loss of water and electrolytes through sweating
 * Heat rash, skin irritations caused by excessive sweating or blocked sweat glands
 * Heat stroke, with a body temperature greater than 40.6 C
 * Heat syncope, fainting or dizziness as a result of overheating
 * Heat tetany, cramps and seizures caused by calcium and/or magnesium loss due to excessive sweating in short periods of stress in high heat
 * Hyperthermia, elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates
 * Malignant hyperthermia, a type of severe reaction that may occur to susceptible patients during general anesthesia
 * Hot flash or hot flush, a feeling of heat, with sweating and increased heart rate, usually experienced by menopausal women due to low estradiol

Computing

 * HEAT (software), help desk software by FrontRange Solutions
 * Highly Evasive Adaptive Threat, cybersecurity attack type
 * OpenStack Heat, the orchestration component of the OpenStack infrastructure-as-a-service software platform

Games

 * Need for Speed: Heat

Films

 * Heat (1963 film), a Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko
 * Heat (1972 film), an American drama film directed by Paul Morrissey, starring Sylvia Miles and Joe Dallesandro
 * Heat (1986 film), an American action-thriller film directed by Dick Richards and Jerry Jameson, starring Burt Reynolds
 * Heat (1995 film), an American crime drama directed by Michael Mann, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer
 * Natural Justice: Heat (1996), an Australian television film, sometimes referred to as Heat, directed by Scott Hartford-Davis
 * Heat (2006 film), a Russian comedy film directed Rezo Gigineishvili
 * The Heat (film), a 2013 comedy film directed by Paul Feig, starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy

Literature

 * Heat (Buffy/Angel novel), a 2004 original novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
 * Heat (Goldman novel), a 1985 novel by William Goldman
 * Heat (Lupica novel), a 2006 sports novel written by Mike Lupica
 * Heat, a 2006 book on climate change by George Monbiot
 * Heat, a 2006 book on cooking and food by Bill Buford
 * Heat & Other Stories, a 1991 collection by Joyce Carol Oates
 * Heat, a 1994 novel by Stuart Woods
 * Heat (manga), a 1999 manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura

Fictional characters

 * Heat, a character in the Bust a Groove and Bust a Groove 2 video games
 * Heat, a protagonist in the Digital Devil Saga video game series

Music

 * H.E.A.T (band), a Swedish rock band

Albums

 * Heat (Colder album), 2005
 * Heat (Jimmy Barnes album)
 * Heat (Soul for Real album), 1999
 * Heat (soundtrack), score for the 1995 film Heat
 * The Heat (Toni Braxton album), 2000

EPs

 * Heat (Beyoncé EP), 2011
 * Heat ((G)I-dle EP), 2023
 * Heat, by SG Lewis and Tove Lo, 2024
 * Heat EP: All Pain Is Beat by Combichrist, 2009

Songs

 * "Heat" (50 Cent song)
 * "Heat" (Brockhampton song)
 * "Heat" (Chris Brown song)
 * "Heat" (Kelly Clarkson song)
 * "Heat" (Kim Hyun-joong song)
 * "Heat", a song by David Bowie from The Next Day
 * "Heat", a song by Eminem from Revival
 * "Heat", a song by Loona from + +
 * "HEAT", a song by Tigers Jaw from Tigers Jaw

Periodicals

 * Heat (magazine), a British magazine
 * HEAT (magazine), an international Australian literary magazine

Television

 * Heat (TV channel), a British television channel
 * Heat (Irish TV series), an Irish prime time reality television series broadcast on RTÉ One
 * Heat (2023 TV series), an upcoming action-thriller television series
 * "Heat" (Dark Angel), an episode of the television series Dark Angel

Food

 * Pungency or piquantness ("Heat" or "hotness"), the spiciness of foods such as black pepper, chili peppers, garlic and onions, ginger, mustard, and horseradish
 * Heat, the traditional and most common means of cooking food
 * Heat, applied post-preparation to food with a heat lamp, to prevent the growth of microorganisms before the food is consumed

Military and law enforcement

 * Firearm (slang: heat), usually a pistol
 * High-explosive anti-tank, a warhead with a shaped charge
 * Heat, slang for police surveillance or attention

Sports

 * Heat, a preliminary race or match in a sports tournament
 * Fastball (colloquialism: heat), in baseball

Wrestling

 * Heat (professional wrestling), applause or booing given by fans to a professional wrestler
 * ECW Heat Wave, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event
 * WWE Heat, a professional wrestling television program
 * Heat (wrestler), ring name of Japanese professional wrestler Minoru Tanaka

Teams

 * Abbotsford Heat, an ice hockey team that plays in the AHL
 * Brisbane Heat, a Big Bash cricket team
 * Laredo Heat, a United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League soccer team

Basketball

 * Guildford Heat, a British Basketball League team
 * Kurasini Heat, a Tanzanian basketball team
 * Miami Heat, a National Basketball Association team
 * Saigon Heat, a Vietnamese team

Other uses

 * Heat (perfume), or Beyoncé Heat, a women's cologne endorsed by singer Beyoncé Knowles
 * Heat, one of the eight principles in Chinese medicine