central heating
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central heating
n
(General Engineering) a system for heating the rooms of a building by means of radiators or air vents connected by pipes or ducts to a central source of heat
cen′tral heat′ing
n.
a system that supplies heat to an entire building from a single source through ducts or pipes.
[1905–10]
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Noun | 1. | central heating - a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators heating plant, heating system, heating, heat - utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" |
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تَدْفِئَةٌ مَرْكَزِيَّةتَدْفِئَه مَرْكَزِيَّه
ústřední topení
centralvarme
keskuslämmitys
centralno grijanje
központi fûtés
miîstöîvarhitun
セントラルヒーティング
중앙 난방
ústredné kúrenie
centralna kurjava
centralvärme
ระบบทำความร้อนจากส่วนกลาง
kalorifermerkezi ısıtmamerkezî ısıtma sistemi
hệ thống sưởi trung tâm
central heating
n → riscaldamento autonomocentral
(ˈsentrəl) adjective1. belonging to or near the centre (eg of a town). His flat is very central.
2. principal or most important. the central point of his argument.
ˈcentralize, ˈcentralise verb to bring under one control.
ˌcentraliˈzation, ˌcentraliˈsation nounˈcentrally adverb
centrally situated.
central heating heating of a building by water, steam or air through pipes from one central boiler etc.
ˌcentral ˈprocessing ˌunit nounsee CPU.