white heat (English, noun)
expansion: white heat (countable and uncountable, plural white heats)
Senses:
glosses: The state or temperature at which matter emits white light.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A state of intensive activity.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A critical situation which causes a significant development in something; a force that metaphorically forges something.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: government
politics
glosses: A strategy for economic growth through technological development, especially associated with the government of Harold Wilson.
tags: UK
countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: white heats
tags: plural