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 Definitions of heat pump  [ˈhitˌpruf]  

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Definition of 'heat pump' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) heat pump
a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat in a reversible process from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building.

Etymology:  (1885–90)

Definition of 'heat pump' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) heat pump
apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building

'heat pump' - Nearby Entries  

heat of vaporisation  heat of vaporization  heat prostration  heat pump  heat rash  heat ray  heat-releasing  



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