heater

[ hee-ter ]

/ ˈhi tər /

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noun

any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.

Electronics. the element of a vacuum tube that carries the current for heating a cathode.

Slang. a pistol, revolver, or other firearm.

Origin of heater

First recorded in 1490–1500; heat + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM heater

re·heat·er, noun

Words nearby heater

heat devil, heat dome, heated, heat engine, heat equation, heater, heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun, heath, heathberry

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Example sentences from the Web for heater

The two were sitting in front of a heater one November afternoon when Apple had a eureka moment.
The Original Apple Icon|Anthony Haden-Guest|October 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"We had bedbugs before they were cool, before they were hip," says Heater.
Vigilante Bedbug Exterminators|Brian Ries|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Another suit of slip-on clothes with an Ecklin heater, and his lounging moccasins were in a pack on his back.
Loot of the Void|Edwin K. Sloat
This style of heater will quickly heat a glass of water by simply immersing the heater in the water.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various

Coulter stamped his feet as he turned on the heater and moved toward the door.
A World Apart|Samuel Kimball Merwin
I've got chains on the rear and a heater in the old coupe, so it shouldn't be so bad.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930|Various
Mrs. Paynter's room, nominally heated by a flume from the Latrobe heater in the parlor, was noticeably coolish on a wintry night.
Queed|Henry Sydnor Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for heater

heater

/ (ˈhiːtə) /

noun

any device for supplying heat, such as a hot-air blower, radiator, convector, etc

US slang a pistol

electronics a conductor carrying a current that indirectly heats the cathode in some types of valve

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单词	heater
释义	heater [ hee-ter ] / ˈhi tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR heater ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room. Electronics. the element of a vacuum tube that carries the current for heating a cathode. Slang. a pistol, revolver, or other firearm. Origin of heater First recorded in 1490–1500; heat + -er¹ OTHER WORDS FROM heater re·heat·er, noun Words nearby heater heat devil, heat dome, heated, heat engine, heat equation, heater, heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun, heath, heathberry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heater The two were sitting in front of a heater one November afternoon when Apple had a eureka moment. The Original Apple Icon\|Anthony Haden-Guest\|October 6, 2010\|DAILY BEAST "We had bedbugs before they were cool, before they were hip," says Heater. Vigilante Bedbug Exterminators\|Brian Ries\|August 27, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Another suit of slip-on clothes with an Ecklin heater, and his lounging moccasins were in a pack on his back. Loot of the Void\|Edwin K. Sloat This style of heater will quickly heat a glass of water by simply immersing the heater in the water. The Wonder Book of Knowledge\|Various Coulter stamped his feet as he turned on the heater and moved toward the door. A World Apart\|Samuel Kimball Merwin I've got chains on the rear and a heater in the old coupe, so it shouldn't be so bad. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930\|Various Mrs. Paynter's room, nominally heated by a flume from the Latrobe heater in the parlor, was noticeably coolish on a wintry night. Queed\|Henry Sydnor Harrison British Dictionary definitions for heater heater / (ˈhiːtə) / noun any device for supplying heat, such as a hot-air blower, radiator, convector, etc US slang a pistol electronics a conductor carrying a current that indirectly heats the cathode in some types of valve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to heater stove, oven, furnace, radiator, boiler, fastball, pistol, convector, etna, gat
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heater

noun

Origin of heater

OTHER WORDS FROM heater

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Example sentences from the Web for heater

British Dictionary definitions for heater

noun

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