Definitions for radiatorˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ra•di•a•torˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər(n.)

  1. any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes.

    Category: Thermodynamics

  2. a person or thing that radiates.

    Category: Thermodynamics

  3. a device constructed from thin-walled tubes and metal fins, used for cooling circulating water, as in an automobile engine.

    Category: Thermodynamics, Automotive

Origin of radiator:

1830–40

Princeton's WordNet

  1. radiator(noun)

    any object that radiates energy

  2. radiator(noun)

    heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings

  3. radiator(noun)

    a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. radiator(noun)ˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər

    a device that gives out heat in a building

    old-fashioned metal radiators

  2. radiatorˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər

    the cooling device in an engine

    a leaking radiator

Wiktionary

  1. radiator(Noun)

    Anything which radiates or emits rays.

  2. radiator(Noun)

    (Automotive) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.

  3. radiator(Noun)

    (Buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.

  4. radiator(Noun)

    A type of antenna.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Radiator(noun)

    that which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the heat is radiated or diffused; as, a steam radiator


Translations for radiator

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

radiator(noun)

a type of apparatus for heating a room.

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