convectorn.
/kənˈvɛktə/, U.S. /kənˈvɛktər/ An appliance that warms a room by convection. Also attributive, esp. in convector heater.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > operating by convection
convector1907
1907 Installation News Dec. 21/2 The heating appliances cover several useful types of convectors.
1909 Installation News 3 163 In use the convector body attains a temperature of about 220° F.
1939 J. L. Martin & S. Speight Flat Bk. 25 There are excellent gas convector or background heaters.
1957 Times 13 Dec. 18/2 Sales of our convector heaters proved the highest ever achieved by the company.
1958 Engineering 28 Mar. 416/2 The good insulation..makes the use of small wattage electric convectors an economic form of bedroom heating.
1965 Which? Feb. 57 More oil convector heaters.
1965 Which? Feb. 57 Most of the other oil convectors we tested.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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