heat buildup
Rising internal temperature
Heat buildup is the gradual accumulation of thermal energy in a system, material, or space—typically when heat is generated faster than it can dissipate.
The term appears in discussions of engines, electronics, buildings, and bodies: The laptop shut down due to heat buildup.
Poor ventilation, sustained exertion, or mechanical friction commonly cause it.
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- thermal massMaterial storing thermal energy
- overheatingBecoming dangerously warm
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- rising temperaturesIncreasing heat levels
radiator · insulation · hot air · sweltering · friction · exhaust · ventilation · dissipation · stagnant · trapped · engine · fever · hot under the collar · humidity · stuffy · airflow · dead air · congestion
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- AC problemsoverheating, clogged filter, warm air, drain clog
- mechanical wearabrasion, tire wear, chafing, fretting, friction
heat buildupheat dissipation
Transfer of warmth outward
cooling · heat loss · cooling down · temperature drop · chilling
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