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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| red heat | general | science and technology | fairly common | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| the condition of being red-hot; the temperature at which something is red-hot | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| You could tell the molten iron was hot because it was radiating red heat. | ||||
| Note: Red hot is more commonly used in daily conversation. | ||||