Definitions for radiatorˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ra•di•a•torˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər(n.)
any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes.
Category: Thermodynamics
a person or thing that radiates.
Category: Thermodynamics
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
radiator(noun)
any object that radiates energy
radiator(noun)
heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
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
radiator(noun)ˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər
a device that gives out heat in a building
old-fashioned metal radiators
radiatorˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər
the cooling device in an engine
a leaking radiator
Wiktionary
radiator(Noun)
Anything which radiates or emits rays.
radiator(Noun)
(Automotive) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
radiator(Noun)
(Buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
radiator(Noun)
A type of antenna.
Webster Dictionary
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.
- verwarmerAfrikaans

- رادياتور: جِهاز تَدْفِئَهArabic

- радиаторBulgarian

- aquecedorPortuguese (BR)

- topné tělesoCzech

- der HeizkörperGerman

- radiatorDanish

- καλοριφέρGreek

- radiadorSpanish

- radiaatorEstonian

- بخاری؛ رادیاتورFarsi

- lämpöpatteriFinnish

- radiateurFrench

- מַקרֵן חוֹםHebrew

- उष्मा संचालक हीटरHindi

- radijatorCroatian

- radiátorHungarian

- alat pemanasIndonesian

- (miðstöðvar)ofnIcelandic

- radiatoreItalian

- 暖房器Japanese

- 난방기Korean

- radiatoriusLithuanian

- radiatorsLatvian

- radiatorMalay

- radiatorDutch

- radiatorNorwegian

- kaloryferPolish

- بخاری؛ رادیاتورPersian

- ريډيټر(هغه اله چه دتودولو اوسړولودپاره استعماليږىPashto

- radiatorRomanian

- батареяRussian

- vyhrievacie teleso / zariadenieSlovak

- radiatorSlovenian

- radijatorSerbian

- värmeelementSwedish

- เครื่องนำความร้อนThai

- kalorifer, radyatörTurkish

- 暖氣裝置Chinese (Trad.)

- радіатор; батареяUkrainian

- گرمتابہ جو کمرے کو گرم کرنے کے کام آتا ہےUrdu

- lò sưởiVietnamese

- 暖气装置, ,散热器, ,暖气片Chinese (Simp.)

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