different between heater vs radiator

English

Etymology

heat +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?hit?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?hi?t?/
• Rhymes: -i?t?(?)

Noun

heater (plural heaters)

1. A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.

2. A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.
3. (dated, slang) A gun.

4. (baseball, slang) A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.

5. (gambling, slang) An extended winning streak.

6. (historical) A medieval European shield having a rounded triangle shape like a clothes iron.

Derived terms

• dry heater
• fan heater
• feedwater heater
• oil heater
• point heater
• space heater
• wet heater

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (h?t?)

Translations

See also

• heating

Anagrams

• Aether, aether, eather, hearte, hereat, reheat, æther

Middle English

Noun

heater

1. Alternative form of hater

English

Etymology

radiate +? -or

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??e?.di?e?.t?/

Noun

radiator (plural radiators)

1. Anything which radiates or emits rays.
2. (automotive) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
3. (of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
4. (electronics) A type of antenna.

Translations

Descendants

• ? Gulf Arabic: ??????? (r?d?tar)

Crimean Tatar

Noun

radiator

1. radiator

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

radiator m (plural radiators or radiatoren, diminutive radiatortje n)

1. radiator (device to emit heat)

Latin

Verb

radi?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of radi?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of radi?

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

radiator m (definite singular radiatoren, indefinite plural radiatorer, definite plural radiatorene)

1. a radiator (heater, in buildings)
2. a radiator (automotive, cooling device)

References

• “radiator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

radiator m (definite singular radiatoren, indefinite plural radiatorar, definite plural radiatorane)

1. a radiator (heater, in buildings)
2. a radiator (automotive, cooling device)

References

• “radiator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

radiator c

1. (construction) a radiator (heater)
2. (automotive) a radiator (on a car)

Declension

Synonyms

heater

• element
• värmeelement
• värmeledningselement

on a car

• kylare

Related terms

• radiatorventil

References

• radiator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)