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heater
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heat·er  (htr)
n.
1. An apparatus that heats or provides heat.
2. One who heats something or tends a heating apparatus.
3. Slang A pistol.
4. Baseball A fastball.

heater [ˈhiːtə]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any device for supplying heat, such as a hot-air blower, radiator, convector, etc.
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) US slang a pistol
3. (Electronics) Electronics a conductor carrying a current that indirectly heats the cathode in some types of valve
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heaterheater - device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
brasier, brazier - large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
convector - a space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection
defroster, deicer - heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
demister - heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
gas heater - a heater that burns gas for heat
heating pad, hot pad - heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad
kerosene heater, kerosine heater, oil heater, oilstove - heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
radiator - heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
solar heater - a heater that makes direct use of solar energy
space heater - heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a room
stove - any heating apparatus
hot-water heater, hot-water tank, water heater - a heater and storage tank to supply heated water
2.heaterheater - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
slider - a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
Translations
heater [ˈhiːtəʳ] Ncalentador m, estufa f

heater [ˈhiːtər] n
(for water)chauffe-eau m inv
(in room)radiateur m
an electric heater → un radiateur électrique

heater
nOfen m; (electrical also) → Heizgerät nt; (in car) → Heizung f; (for fondue) → Rechaud m; what sort of heaters do you have?was für eine Heizung haben Sie?; turn the heater onstell die Heizung an

heater [ˈhiːtəʳ] ncalorifero, termosifone m, radiatore m; (stove) → stufa
heater [ˈhiːtəʳ] ncalorifero, termosifone m, radiatore m; (stove) → stufa

heater سخان ohřívač varmeapparat Heizkörper θερμάστρα estufa lämmitin radiateur grijalica stufa 暖房器具 가열기 verwarming varmeovn grzejnik aquecedor обогреватель värmeapparat เครื่องทำความร้อน ısıtıcı lò sưởi 加热器


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