heat-seeking

adjective

1. (of a detecting device) able to detect sources of infrared radiation

   a heat-seeking camera

2. (of a missile) able to detect and follow a source of heat, as from an aircraft engine

   a heat-seeking missile

Derived Forms

• heat seeker, noun

Example Sentences

“He’s a heat-seeking missile,” fellow Bruins linebacker Kain Medrano said, “just going in there and causing havoc in any way he can.”

From Los Angeles Times

Backdrop Home, in particular, has zeroed in with shameful, heat-seeking precision on aesthetically obsessed millennials who crave curves and architectural significance but can’t afford the homes that have them.

From Los Angeles Times

Three such titles this year are a heat-seeking troika that involve American notables who, after a period of relative domestic quiet, have showily returned to the international stage.

From New York Times

The actor has shed his “Barbie” pretty-in-pink look, if not his signature heat-seeking moves to play Colt Seavers, a stuntman with a long résumé, six-packs on his six-packs and a disregard for personal safety.

From New York Times

Anytime hors d’oeuvres appear, I scan with the laser focus of a heat-seeking missile, praying for a mini crabcake sighting.

From Seattle Times