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heat islands

heat islands is the plural of heat island.

Meaning of heat island

Noun

heat island (plural heat islands)

  1. Any area, populated or not, which is consistently hotter than the surrounding area.
    • Currently, no plans for panel installation in Sinsing District, where the urban heat island effect can be better alleviated through greening facility construction, have been made.2021, Chien-Chiao Chao et al., “Application of a High-Density Temperature Measurement System for the Management of the Kaohsiung House Project”, in Sustainability, volume 13, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN...

Questions about heat islands

What is heat islands the plural of?
Heat islands is the plural of heat island.

Words near heat islands in the dictionary

  1. heat indexes
  2. heat indices
  3. heat intolerance
  4. heat intolerances
  5. heat island
  6. heat islands
  7. heat labile
  8. heat lamp
  9. heat lamps
  10. heat lightning
  11. heat map

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