also: しゃくねつ
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
red heat; glowing red-hot
Refers to the state of being heated to a red glow, often in metallurgy or physics. Can be used as a noun, suru-verb (intransitive/transitive), or no-adjective.
鉄を赤熱するまで加熱する。
Heat the iron until it becomes red-hot.
赤熱した金属は柔らかくなる。
Red-hot metal becomes soft.