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diˌeɪ noun
1.
a person or thing that radiates.
2.
any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes.
3.
a device constructed from thin-walled tubes and metal fins, used for cooling circulating water, as in an automobile engine.
4.
Radio. a transmitting antenna.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | a device for heating a room, building, etc, consisting of a series of pipes through which hot water or steam passes |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | (Austral), (NZ) an electric fire |
| 4. | electronics the part of an aerial or transmission line that radiates electromagnetic waves |
| 5. | an electric space heater |
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Word Origin & History
radiator
1836, "any thing that radiates," from radiate (see radiant) + agent suffix -or. Meaning "heater" is from 1851; sense of "cooling device in internal combustion engine" is 1900.
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Science Dictionary
radiator  (rā'dē-ā'tər) Pronunciation Key
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
The radiator will have custom six inch inlet outlet connections to help reduce fluid pressure loss.
Plumbing lines from the radiator vessel to the exterior of the tank are connected.
Using a larger piece of wood may damage the radiator and/or the cooler.
Its only sources of heat are a small radiator and two vertical steam pipes, one in the kitchen and the other in the bathroom.
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