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Radiator

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Noun

1. radiator

any object that radiates energy

2. radiator

heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings

3. radiator

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Radiator

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noun
1. 
a device for heating a room, building, etc, consisting of a series of pipes through which hot water or steam passes
2. 
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
3. Australian and New Zealand
an electric fire
4. electronics
the part of an aerial or transmission line that radiates electromagnetic waves
5. 
an electric space heater

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Radiator

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noun
anything that radiates
; specif.,
a.  US
a series of pipes or coils through which hot water or steam circulates so as to radiate heat into a room, etc.
b.  US
a cooling device of tubes and fins, as in an automobile, through which circulating coolant passes
c. 
any radioactive material or body
d.  Radio
a portion of any transmitting antenna capable of producing radio-frequency energy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Radiator

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n.
1.
a. A heating device consisting of a series of pipes, typically inside an upright metal structure, through which steam or hot water circulates to heat the surrounding space by radiation or convection.
b. A similar heating device based on other technology such as the generation of heat through electrical resistance.
2. A cooling device, as in automotive engines, through which water or other fluids circulate as a coolant.
3. Physics A body that emits radiation.
4. A transmitting antenna.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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