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radiator
[ rey-dee-ey-ter ]
noun
- a person or thing that radiates.
- any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes.
- a device constructed from thin-walled tubes and metal fins, used for cooling circulating water, as in an automobile engine.
- Radio. a transmitting antenna.
radiator
/ ˈ°ù±ðɪ»åɪˌ±ðɪ³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- a device for heating a room, building, etc, consisting of a series of pipes through which hot water or steam passes
- a device for cooling an internal-combustion engine, consisting of thin-walled tubes through which water passes. Heat is transferred from the water through the walls of the tubes to the airstream, which is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan
- an electric fire
- electronics the part of an aerial or transmission line that radiates electromagnetic waves
- an electric space heater
radiator
/ °ùÄå′»åŧ-Äå′tÉ™°ù /
- A body that emits radiation. Radiators are commonly designed to transfer heat energy from one place to another, as in an automobile, in which the radiator cools the engine by transferring heat energy from the engine to the air, or in buildings, where radiators transfer heat energy from a furnace to the air and objects in the surrounding room.
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Example Sentences
Using hot water bottles and electric blankets should work out cheaper than turning up the radiators.
The only heat source in the school is a small electric radiator in the second-floor office of the director, Mohammad Ibrahim Barakzai.
Mr Kashti was punched and kicked, suffering injuries to his face and head, and handcuffed to a radiator before being told he "would be killed" if he tried to escape.
And because they heat water to a lower temperature than boilers, they work better in well-insulated homes with larger radiators or underfloor heating.
That may include turning off radiators in unused rooms, switching lights off when they are not needed, and not leaving electrical appliances on standby.
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