HOW TO PRONOUNCE
radiator
/ˈɹej.di(j)ˌej.tɚ/
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What does radiator mean?
noun
- Anything which radiates or emits rays.
- A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
- A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
More meanings (1)
noun
- A type of antenna.
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Once during the day, when he sat near the radiator, hunched up and reading, she passed through, and seeing him, wrinkled her brows.
After finishing his supper he lit one of his "mild but they satisfy" cigarettes and sat in the comfortable warmth of a near-by radiator.
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It was found on the flight trials that the cooling was insufficient, and external radiators were fitted, the internal radiator and fan being removed.
The humming radiator diffused an atmosphere of drowsy warmth, and through a half-open door she saw the glitter of the nickel taps above twin marble basins.
Alongside the engine is a radiator which cools the water that has passed round the cylinder of the engine in order to prevent them from becoming overheated.