Radiator
['reɪdɪeɪtə] or ['redɪ'etɚ]
Definition
(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.
(noun.) heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings.
(noun.) any object that radiates energy.
Checker: Prudence--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Typist: Lucas
Examples
- If we represent a boiler by _B_, a radiator by the coiled tube, and a safety tank by _C_, we shall have a very fair illustration of the principle of a hot-water heating system. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The second truck had its radiator completely smashed in. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Anywhere on the radiator. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The assembling of the front axle, dash and radiator are fully as interesting as the unit just described, but space will not permit a detailed explanation of them. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The lighter was shaped like a Fiat radiator. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Fresh air from outside enters a flue at the right, passes the radiator, where it is warmed, and then makes its way to the room through a flue at the left. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In Figure 16, a radiator is shown in a boxlike structure in the cellar. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- There was a well in the yard and Piani was getting up water to fill his radiator. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Fresh air from outside circulates over the radiators and then rises into the rooms to be heated. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In hot-water heating systems, fresh air is not brought to the rooms, for the radiators are closed pipes containing hot water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In addition to this work the construction of tops, curtains and radiators is carried on, and a large space is used for the storage of equipment and parts, such as lamps, horns, tires, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The air which goes to the schoolrooms is warmed by passage over the radiators. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It can also be purchased with different attachments with which curtains, radiators, clothes and walls may be cleaned. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- From this point the chassis moves under the bridge upon which are stored the radiators, which have been delivered by a belt conveyor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The hot water in the radiators cools and, in cooling, gives up its heat to the rooms and thus warms them. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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