heatdischarge

noun
UK /ˈhiːt dɪsˌtʃɑːdʒ/
US /ˈhiːt dɪsˌtʃɑːrdʒ/

Heat discharge is when heat leaves something and goes out into the air.

The heat discharge from the engine made the air above the car shimmer.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The amount of heat that a machine or system sends out while it works.

Engineers measured the heat discharge of the new motor to make sure it stayed cool.

3. Warm water or air that a factory or power plant lets out into the environment.

The power plant's heat discharge warmed the nearby river water.

4. The act of letting extra heat escape from a closed space.

Good heat discharge from the attic keeps the house from getting too hot in summer.