electric heater
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2.1
- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈhiːtər/
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calefactor eléctrico
- The room was small but had its own electric heater to keep it warm during the winter.
- turn on the electric heater
- small electric heater
- use electric heaters
You would turn on your light and Dang it, I knew I shouldn't have used an electric heater.
- You would turn on your light and Dang it, I knew I shouldn't have used an electric heater.
Examples
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Tall electric heaters stand in two corners of the room.
Academic text (1992) -
In the winter, a wheezy electric heater, glowing like a rising sun, and several layers of blankets kept us warm.
Fiction book (1999) -
If you love green energy and green living, consider using electric heaters less during the winter months.
Blog text (11) -
The family uses only an electric heater.
Blog text (21) -
The benefits included energy cost savings of $43 per year for homes with electric heaters.
Academic text (1992) -
In front of his chair, a small electric heater is buzzing away.
Fiction book (1994) -
Don't use electric heaters unless you have to during the winter months.
Blog text (6) -
Perhaps it was filthy down there, dusty, dark, but there were always a few electric heaters turned on.
Fiction book (1993) -
It is equipped with sleeping bags, food, water, a radio, and an electric heater.
Academic text (2001) -
After clearing a space around the electric heater, Adina brought over cushions and they sat around the heater, watching the gray winter day fade into night.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that makes a room or water warm
19
3.2
A machine that heats and keeps water, food, or a room hot
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3.1
A small heater that you can move to warm one room
A small heater that plugs into the wall and looks like a fireplace
A device that makes a room warm by producing heat
How Hot
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device that uses electricity to produce heat' is transparently composed from 'electric' (relating to electrical power) + 'heater' (an appliance producing heat). This noun-noun compounding follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Electric heater is a clear, literal name: electric means using electricity and heater means something that makes heat, so you can picture a device that warms a room. That's why the term means 'a device that uses electricity to produce heat'.