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Definition of Heater
1. Noun. Device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room.
Specialized synonyms: Brasier, Brazier, Convector, Defroster, Deicer, Demister, Gas Heater, Heating Pad, Hot Pad, Kerosene Heater, Kerosine Heater, Oil Heater, Oilstove, Radiator, Solar Heater, Space Heater, Stove, Hot-water Heater, Hot-water Tank, Water Heater
Generic synonyms: Device
Derivative terms: Heat, Heat, Warm
2. Noun. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity. "He showed batters nothing but smoke"
Generic synonyms: Delivery, Pitch
Specialized synonyms: Slider
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game
Definition of Heater
1. n. One who, or that which, heats.
Definition of Heater
1. Noun. A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building. ¹
2. Noun. (context: dated slang) A gun. ¹
3. Noun. (baseball) (slang) A fastball. ¹
4. Noun. (gambling) (slang) An extended winning streak. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heater
1. an apparatus for heating [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heater
Literary usage of Heater
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1887)
"place stove or heater, of a feeder or magazine projecting above the top of the
e heater, so as to increase the capacity of the said magazine. Fig. ..."
2. Steam Power Plant Auxiliaries and Accessories by Terrell Croft (1922)
"What are the three principal reasons why a feed-water heater should be used? 2.
... How does a feed-water heater protect a boiler from undue strains in the ..."
3. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1917)
"Combined Open heater and Chemical Purifier. — Combined feed-water heaters and
chemical purifiers are finding increased favor with some engineers in many ..."
4. Handbook of Mining Details (1912)
"254, consists of a heater which is placed in a small box built over the drain
... The heater, which is placed underneath the drain cock, is so designed that ..."
5. Mechanical Laboratory Methods: The Testing of Instruments and Machines in by Julian Chase Smallwood (1922)
"TEST OF A FEED-WATER heater Principles. As far as heat transmission is concerned,
a closed feed-water heater is identical to a surface condenser; ..."
6. Steam Power Plant Auxiliaries and Accessories by Terrell Croft (1922)
"size than the outlet orifice of the heater or the heater should be set at a ...
(6) If the heater is to be connected up for thoroughfare service (Fig. ..."
7. Investigations of Infra-red Spectra by William Weber Coblentz (1908)
"EMISSION SPECTRA OF SOLIDS ON NERNST "heater TUBE." In examining the radiation
from solids placed upon a heater it is possible to have some of the radiation ..."
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