radiator
15
2.7
- noun
- /ˈreɪdiˌeɪtər/
:
radiador
- The rumpled man sits on a radiator, watching CNN on a TV, the last remaining piece of furniture.
- radiator hissed
- radiator heat
- steam radiator
He says checking spice in jail, passed out on radiator for hours, woke up full thickness, burn on his arm.
- He says checking spice in jail, passed out on radiator for hours, woke up full thickness, burn on his arm.
- So this was an incredible workaround, which also seamlessly covers up the ugly radiator, but you can still access it when you need to.
- What's in the radiator was oil not cooling, but it's still cooling.
Examples
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The pump is not at the top, so you've got the radiator tank a little bit above the pump.
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I took her wet clothes, hung them over the radiator, lit the stove, and made tea.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the bathroom, above the radiator, there is a window.
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Do you mind if I put this over a radiator to dry?
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The girl went to the radiator and looked out the window.
Fiction book (1998) -
Put that on the radiator.
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If you look closely, in the back of the room, you can see something on top of the radiator, near the pile of clothes.
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We have these massive radiators on the back and the sides.
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We sit in silence, the radiator's last beat echoing down the hall.
Academic text (2011) -
The radiator in the living room kept the house warm during the cold winter nights.
Synonyms
93
1.0
A machine that makes a room or water warm
Antonyms
- Specialized
5
4.7
A material like glass that does not let electricity or heat pass through
Compounds
1
4.1
A flexible rubber tube that carries cooling liquid between a car's radiator and engine
1
4.4
A cover for the radiator opening that holds the cooling liquid and keeps pressure
- Specialized
An object that absorbs all light and other rays and emits the most energy for its temperature
How Powerful
93
4.1
- Specialized
54
3.4
15
2.7
- US
11
3.1
- UK
6
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Radiator comes from the Latin root radius meaning 'ray', the same root you see in radiate. Think of a radiator as something that 'sends out rays' of heat into a room, which is why the hot panels are called radiators.