electric heaternoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˌlek.trɪk ˈhiː.tər/us/ɪˌlek.trɪk ˈhiː.t̬ɚ/UK also electric firea device that uses electricity to produce heat, for example from metal bars that become red and hot when the current is switched on
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Heaters & burners
- bar
- barbecue
- BBQ
- bimetallic strip
- blast furnace
- boiler
- cigarette lighter
- convector
- fan heater
- flint
- furnace
- gas fire
- geyser
- heater
- matchstick
- potbellied stove
- radiator
- room heater
- safety match
- smelter
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Examples from literature
- For stubborn cases, an electric heater directed at the frozen spot can be used effectively.
- If it is too cold, we can turn on an electric heater run by the generator.
- They are heated by electric heaters.
- You could have gotten it up to eighty or ninety degrees by turning on the electric heater far enough, suggested Hal.
- You'd better buy an electric heater for the cats, suggested Winnie.