red heat
noun
the temperature of a red-hot body.
the condition of being red-hot.
Origin of red heat
First recorded in 1680–90
Words nearby red heat
red guard,
red guards,
red gum,
red hat,
red heart,
red heat,
red hepatization,
red herring,
red hind,
red in the face, be,
red indian
Example sentences from the Web for red heat
FeP is obtained by passing phosphorus vapour over Fe2P at a red-heat.
If the bar is not up to red-heat, the feat is dangerous, as the chemicals will not act.
At a red-heat it evolves oxygen, and is reduced first to nitrite; if the heat is continued, potassic oxide remains.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth
British Dictionary definitions for red heat
red heat
noun
the temperature at which a substance is red-hot
the state or condition of being red-hot