Heating is the process of heating a building or room, considered especially from the point of view of how much this costs.
You can still find cottages for £350 a week, including heating.
...heating bills.
2. uncountable noun
Heating is the system and equipment that is used to heat a building.
There is no heating in the shed, so the dogs would be bitterly cold at night.
I wish I knew how to turn on the heating.
3. See also central heating
heating in British English
(ˈhiːtɪŋ)
noun
1.
a device or system for supplying heat, esp central heating, to a building
2.
the heat supplied
Examples of 'heating' in a sentence
heating
It has underfloor heating and home entertainment and security systems.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Wait until the central heating gets involved.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It also has underfloor heating and a sound system.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This weekend many households will turn on the central heating for the first time since last winter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They share rooms with underfloor heating.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Turned on the heating, that is.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There's a fireplace in the lounge and the rest of the house has underfloor heating.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Instead of turning up the heating at the first autumn chill, try these top tips to save cash.
The Sun (2016)
Turn off the heating.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They come with splendid forest views and underfloor heating.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You need a lot of central heating in the cold.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Dog bedrooms come with underfloor heating and room service.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This heating process removes moisture from the air.
Brumberg, Elaine Take Care of Your Skin (1990)
They are usually found in large blocks of flats with a centralised heating system.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
When it comes to turning down the heating that strikes a bit too close to home.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Costs are higher if underfloor heating is to be fitted.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They were turning down their central heating by two degrees long before global warming made it fashionable.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The initial recall took place after drivers reported problems in the heating and ventilation system.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Turn the heating up by three degrees.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That was when we decided to put in central heating.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She blames a mechanical failure in the heating system.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Try turning down your heating by one degree.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So stir up some happy family times with this central heating for the soul.
The Sun (2015)
To make big savings, turn the heating off as much as you can bear.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Contemporary stoves continue to blossom into decorative furnishings as well as energy-efficient heating devices.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
How much will the heating or air-con run down the charge?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It involved installing modern kitchens, putting in underfloor heating and restoring the internal features.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It has underfloor heating, oak flooring and doors and a bespoke oak staircase.
The Sun (2012)
How much is underfloor heating?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It has a strong presence in the vending machine sector and it is a specialist in making equipment for heating and air-conditioning systems.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Feet are warmer when you are in deep sleep, and speeding up the heating process can trick you into sleeping more deeply more quickly.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
For example, they will be able to detect when a room is occupied or vacant and turn down the heating in a room with no people.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Her focus is entirely upon electricity generation, overlooking that the major demand for gas comes from process steam and heating of industrial, commercial and residential premises.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
heating
British English: heating /ˈhiːtɪŋ/ NOUN
Heating is the process or equipment involved in keeping a building warm.
She turned on the heating.
American English: heating
Arabic: تَسْخِيـن
Brazilian Portuguese: aquecimento
Chinese: 暖气
Croatian: grijanje
Czech: topení
Danish: opvarmning
Dutch: verwarming
European Spanish: calefacción
Finnish: lämmitys
French: chauffage
German: Heizung
Greek: θέρμανση
Italian: riscaldamento
Japanese: 暖房
Korean: 가열
Norwegian: oppvarming
Polish: ogrzewanie
European Portuguese: aquecimento
Romanian: încălzire
Russian: нагревание
Latin American Spanish: calefacción
Swedish: värme
Thai: การทำให้อุ่น
Turkish: ısıtma
Ukrainian: опалення
Vietnamese: sự đốt nóng
All related terms of 'heating'
heat
When you heat something, you raise its temperature, for example by using a flame or a special piece of equipment .
heating pad
a pad consisting of an electric heating element covered with fabric , for applying heat to parts of the body
heating bill
a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
heating plant
a building or facility containing a boiler or furnace that provides heat to a building or a number of buildings
heating power
power that can be used to heat something
Joule heating
the production of heat as the result of a current flowing through a conductor
panel heating
a system of space heating with panels that contain heating pipes or electrical conductors
solar heating
heat radiation from the sun collected by heat-absorbing panels through which water is circulated : used for domestic hot water, central heating, and heating swimming pools
space heating
the heating of a limited area, as a room , by means of a heater ( space heater ) within the area
steam heating
Steam heating is the use of steam to heat storage tanks in oil terminals and tankers .
central heating
Central heating is a heating system for buildings. Air or water is heated in one place and travels round a building through pipes and radiators.
global heating
→ another name for global warming
heating element
a coil or other arrangement of wire in which heat is produced by an electric current
heating system
a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
process heating
Process heating is heating, usually from steam , which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
radiant heating
a system of heating a building by radiant heat emitted from panels containing electrical conductors , hot water, etc
baseboard heating
a heating system by pipes , through which steam or hot water circulates , near the base of the walls of rooms
dielectric heating
a technique in which an insulator is heated by the application of a high-frequency electric field
district heating
a heating system in which centrally generated heat is distributed via ducts and pipes to multiple buildings or locations
heating apparatus
an apparatus that heats something
heating engineer
a person whose job is to install and maintain equipment used for heating buildings
induction heating
the heating of a conducting material as a result of the electric currents induced in it by an externally applied alternating magnetic field
home heating oil
fuel oil for domestic central heating
solid-fuel heating
heating that uses solid fuel , such as coal or coke
heat up
When you heat something up , especially food which has already been cooked and allowed to go cold , you make it hot .
domestic heating oil
a liquid petroleum product used to fuel residential building furnaces or boilers
gas central heating
a system of central heating fuelled by combustible gas
night storage heating
a system of heating which uses a heater or radiator that stores heat at night-time because electricity is cheaper
gas-fired central heating
a system of central heating fuelled by combustible gas