# heat-ray

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A weapon that fires a beam of extremely high temperature.
2. Synonym of calorific ray.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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