καῦμα,ατος,τό, (καίω)
A. burning heat, esp. of the sun,καύματος ἔξaftersun-heat, Il. 5.865 , cf. Hes. Op. 415 , 588 , Alc. 39 , S. Ant. 417 , Epinic. 1.10 , etc.;πρὶν ἂν τὸ κ. παρέλθῃtheheat of the day, Pl. Phdr. 242a , cf. Ti. 70d ; ἐὰν ᾖ κ.
Arist. Mete. 342b10
: freq. in pl., ἡλίου τε καύμασιν
S. OC 350
, cf. Hdt. 3.104 , X. Cyn. 5.9 , etc.; [ τόποι] ὑπὸ καυμάτων διαφθειρόμενοι
Isoc. 11.12
; καύματα καὶ χειμῶνες
Phld. Piet. 87
: in pl., also of frost, Ath. 3.98b , Luc. Lex. 2 .
2. fever heat, Th. 2.49 ; ofinflamedconditions, Hp. VM 19 , Aph. 7.13 : metaph., of love, κ. ἀρσενικόν
AP 12.87
.
II. in pl.,holes burnt by cautery, Hp. Art. 11 , Arist. Pr. 863a31 .