radiator

[ rey-dee-ey-ter ]

/ ˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR radiator ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that radiates.

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

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

Radio. a transmitting antenna.

Origin of radiator

First recorded in 1830–40; radiate + -or²

Words nearby radiator

radiation sickness, radiation therapy, radiative, radiative capture, radiative zone, radiator, radiator grille, radiatus, radical, radical axis, radical chic

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for radiator

It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once there, I have two windows looking our on our courtyard, and a radiator for coziness.
How I Write: Diane Johnson|Noah Charney|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Love the author photo, with the Isro and all, sitting on a radiator cover at The New Yorker.
The Most Underrated Novels I’ve Edited|Daniel Menaker|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The room, perhaps 10 by 25 feet, seemed like a prison cell: blankets on the floors, a bottle of water, a Quran on the radiator.
My Harrowing Kidnapping Ordeal in Syria|Balint Szlanko|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Any idea why it tasted like some combination of radiator fluid and formaldehyde?
Guy Fieri Battles Scathing New York Times Review by Pete Wells|Katie Baker|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Close by where they worked was a radiator, so that they had been kept warm all day.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930|Various
This is done by a radiator arranged around the condenser, which in itself is a special kind of cooling tank.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Obediently, he allowed her to lead him back into the hall and to seat him on the settle beside the radiator.
Dorothy at Oak Knowe|Evelyn Raymond
Jo Ann went on to tell of the battered places in the radiator.
Crossed Trails in Mexico|Nell Virginia Fairfax and Helen Allan Ripley
Dee had taken up more in the knot she had tied around the radiator than we had allowed for in our calculations.
Back at School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for radiator

radiator

/ (ˈreɪdɪˌeɪtə) /

noun

a device for heating a room, building, etc, consisting of a series of pipes through which hot water or steam passes

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

Australian and NZ an electric fire

electronics the part of an aerial or transmission line that radiates electromagnetic waves

an electric space heater

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for radiator

radiator

[ rā′dē-ā′tər ]

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.

单词	radiator
释义	radiator [ rey-dee-ey-ter ] / ˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR radiator ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that radiates. any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes. a device constructed from thin-walled tubes and metal fins, used for cooling circulating water, as in an automobile engine. Radio. a transmitting antenna. Origin of radiator First recorded in 1830–40; radiate + -or² Words nearby radiator radiation sickness, radiation therapy, radiative, radiative capture, radiative zone, radiator, radiator grille, radiatus, radical, radical axis, radical chic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for radiator It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid. Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish\|M.L. Nestel\|December 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Once there, I have two windows looking our on our courtyard, and a radiator for coziness. How I Write: Diane Johnson\|Noah Charney\|January 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Love the author photo, with the Isro and all, sitting on a radiator cover at The New Yorker. The Most Underrated Novels I’ve Edited\|Daniel Menaker\|November 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The room, perhaps 10 by 25 feet, seemed like a prison cell: blankets on the floors, a bottle of water, a Quran on the radiator. My Harrowing Kidnapping Ordeal in Syria\|Balint Szlanko\|January 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Any idea why it tasted like some combination of radiator fluid and formaldehyde? Guy Fieri Battles Scathing New York Times Review by Pete Wells\|Katie Baker\|November 16, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Close by where they worked was a radiator, so that they had been kept warm all day. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930\|Various This is done by a radiator arranged around the condenser, which in itself is a special kind of cooling tank. Practical Cinematography and Its Applications\|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot Obediently, he allowed her to lead him back into the hall and to seat him on the settle beside the radiator. Dorothy at Oak Knowe\|Evelyn Raymond Jo Ann went on to tell of the battered places in the radiator. Crossed Trails in Mexico\|Nell Virginia Fairfax and Helen Allan Ripley Dee had taken up more in the knot she had tied around the radiator than we had allowed for in our calculations. Back at School with the Tucker Twins\|Nell Speed British Dictionary definitions for radiator radiator / (ˈreɪdɪˌeɪtə) / noun a device for heating a room, building, etc, consisting of a series of pipes through which hot water or steam passes 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 Australian and NZ an electric fire electronics the part of an aerial or transmission line that radiates electromagnetic waves an electric space heater Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to radiator stove, oven, furnace, boiler, fastball, pistol, convector, etna, gat Scientific definitions for radiator radiator [ rā′dē-ā′tər ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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radiator

noun

Origin of radiator

Words nearby radiator

Example sentences from the Web for radiator

British Dictionary definitions for radiator

noun

Words related to radiator

Scientific definitions for radiator