heat-ray

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heat-ray

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The fictional sense was coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1896 in The War of the Worlds.

noun heat-rays

A weapon that fires a beam of extremely high temperature. Near-synonyms: ray-gun, ray gun, death ray, energy weapon
Similar: ray-gun, ray gun, death ray, energy weapon
dated Synonym of calorific ray.
Similar: calorific ray

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@misc{heat_ray_2026,
  title = {heat-ray},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heat-ray},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}