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red heat

n.
1. The temperature of a red-hot substance.
2. The physical condition of a red-hot substance.
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red heat

n
1. the temperature at which a substance is red-hot
2. the state or condition of being red-hot
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red′ heat′


n.
1. the temperature of a red-hot body.
2. the condition of being red-hot.
[1680–90]
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Noun1.red heat - the heat or the color of firered heat - the heat or the color of fire  
fieriness
high temperature, hotness, heat - the presence of heat
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