Meaning of RADIATOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'reydee`eytur
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- [n] 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
- [n] heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
- [n] any object that radiates energy
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| | See Also: | | cooling system, engine cooling system, heat, heater, heating, heating plant, heating system, mechanism, natural object, radiator cap, radio source, warmer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ra"di*a`tor\, n.
1. Any of various devices for cooling an internal substance
by radiation, as a system og rings on a gun barrel for
cooling it, or a nest of tubes with large radiating
surface for cooling circulating water, as in an
automobile.
2. (Wireless Teleg.) An oscillator.
\Ra"di*a`tor\, n.
That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat;
especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the
heat is radiated or diffused; as, a steam radiator.
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