radiator
pronunciation
How to pronounce radiator in British English:
UK [ˈreɪdieɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce radiator in American English:
US [ˈreɪdieɪtər]
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- Noun:
- any object that radiates energy
- heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
- 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
Word Origin
- radiator (n.)
- 1836, "any thing that radiates," agent noun in Latin form from radiate. Meaning "heater" is from 1851; sense of "cooling device in internal combustion engine" is 1900.
Example
- 1. The radiator overheated belching coolant into the snow .
- 2. Pick a feature of your environment , such as a brick , or the radiator you 're chained to .
- 3. An induction motor , by contrast , can be cooled passively-and thereby dispense with the hefty radiator , cooling fan , water pump and associated plumbing .
- 4. Researchers claim the birds don 't primarily use the huge appendage for sexual display , or as a tool for getting at hard-to-reach fruit , or to scare other birds but as a giant radiator .
- 5. In november 1921 , dmg applied for legal protection of utility patents for new variations on their trademark and lodged with the patent office a three-dimensional three-pointed star enclosed in a circle which included the design intended for use on the radiator grille .