heatprint
nounUK /ˈhiːt.prɪnt/
US /ˈhiːt.prɪnt/
A heatprint is a mark made by heat that shows where something warm touched it.
The iron left a heatprint on the shirt.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A pattern of warmth recorded by a thermal camera or sensor.
The thermal camera showed a heatprint of the animal in the dark.
3. The unique way heat spreads from a person or object, used to identify it.
Scientists studied the heatprint of the engine to find the problem.
4. A faint discoloration caused by exposure to high temperature.
There was a heatprint on the table where the hot pot had been.