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heat-seeking

heat-seeking adjective: of a missile or rocket, able to detect and follow the heat emitted by an aircraft engine or rocket.

Adjective

heat-seeking (not comparable)

  1. Of a missile or rocket, able to detect and follow the heat emitted by an aircraft engine or rocket.
  2. Of a device, able to detect a source of infrared radiation.

Origin of heat-seeking

From heat + seeking.

Questions about heat-seeking

What does heat-seeking mean?
Heat-seeking means of a missile or rocket, able to detect and follow the heat emitted by an aircraft engine or rocket.
What part of speech is heat-seeking?
Heat-seeking is an adjective.

Words near heat-seeking in the dictionary

  1. heat-resistant
  2. heat-seal
  3. heat-sealed
  4. heat-sealing
  5. heat-seals
  6. heat-seeking
  7. heat-stable
  8. heat-treat
  9. heat-treated
  10. heat-treating
  11. heat-treats

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