Definition of Radiator

1. Noun. Any object that radiates energy.

Generic synonyms: Natural Object
Specialized synonyms: Radio Source
Derivative terms: Radiate

2. Noun. Heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings.
Generic synonyms: Heater, Warmer
Group relationships: Heat, Heating, Heating Plant, Heating System

3. Noun. A mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan.
Group relationships: Cooling System, Engine Cooling System
Generic synonyms: Mechanism
Terms within: Radiator Cap

Definition of Radiator

1. n. That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the heat is radiated or diffused; as, a steam radiator.

2. n. Any of various devices for cooling an internal substance by radiation, as a system og rings on a gun barrel for cooling it, or a nest of tubes with large radiating surface for cooling circulating water, as in an automobile.

Definition of Radiator

1. Noun. Anything which radiates or emits rays. ¹

2. Noun. (Automotive) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins. ¹

3. Noun. (Buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room. ¹

4. Noun. (electronics) A type of antenna. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Radiator

1. a heating device [n -S]

Medical Definition of Radiator

1. That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the heat is radiated or diffused; as, a stream radiator. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiator

radiation therapy
radiation tolerance
radiation weighting factor
radiational
radiationally
radiationless
radiationlike
radiationproof
radiations
radiative
radiative balance
radiative forcing
radiative recombination
radiative transfer
radiatively
radiator (current term)
radiator cap
radiator grille
radiator hose
radiatorless
radiators
radical
radical anion
radical axes
radical axis
radical cation
radical cell
radical center
radical chic
radical cystectomy

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