heater en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhiːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhiːtɐ/ (Northumbria)
- /ˈhitɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English heat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English heater From heat + -er.
Meanings
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A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
“First you've got to sit up and go into the tackroom, because you are soaking wet. And shivering.” […] The tackroom was cold, so Sam turned on the kerosene heater and found a wool cooler and wrapped her in it.
2001, Jane Smiley, Horse Heaven, New York, NY: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 61:Turn on the heater; I'm cold.
- A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.
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(dated, slang) A handgun.
The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.
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(slang) A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.
Jones threw a heater under his chin.
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(slang) An extended winning streak.
Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.
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(historical) A medieval European shield having a rounded triangle shape like a clothes iron.
It can be assumed that as the earlier kite shield transformed into the heater shape, there must have been versions in between the two styles. Indeed, in artwork of the Medieval period, shields are rarely present after 1450 and even then are quite small. The development of flattop heaters from larger kite shields is likely the result of increased fighting on horseback and the use of improved armor.
1998, John Clements, Medieval Swordsmanship: Illustrated Methods and Techniques:
- A dead heat; a race in which two or more competitors reach the finish line simultaneously.
- (slang) Synonym of banger (“a powerfully energetic or exceptional song”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heaters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wet heater · air heater · fan heater · block heater · space heater · head bolt heater · baseboard heater · microheater · headbolt heater · immersion heater · feed heater · steam heater · heaterless · nanoheater · quartz heater · point heater · dry heater · closed feedwater heater · masonry heater · oil heater · feedwater heater · head-bolt heater · induction heater · orchard heater · open feedwater heater · hot water heater · foot heater · iron heater
Descendants
hita · ஹீட்டர் · हीटर · 히터 · ヒーター
Relateds
pack heat · heating oil · HVAC · heating
Synonyms
Translations (90)
es jíter (device that produces and radiates heat) · sh grìjāč (device that produces and radiates heat) · sl grelnik (device that produces and radiates heat) · hi हीटर (device that produces and radiates heat) · ka რადიატორი (device that produces and radiates heat) · de Heizgerät (device that produces and radiates heat) · bg нагрева́тел (device that produces and radiates heat) · fi paukkurauta (slang: a gun) · es calefactor (device that produces and radiates heat) · fi patteri (device that produces and radiates heat) · fi lämmitin (device that produces and radiates heat) · hu kályha (device that produces and radiates heat) · ja 加熱器 (device that produces and radiates heat) · ru обогрева́тель (device that produces and radiates heat) · ka ღუმელი (device that produces and radiates heat) · pt aquecedor (device that produces and radiates heat) · mn дулаацуулга (device that produces and radiates heat) · bo ཚ་གློག (device that produces and radiates heat) · et soojendi (device that produces and radiates heat) · ru батаре́я (device that produces and radiates heat) · az qızdırıcı (device that produces and radiates heat) · fr gun (slang: a gun) · tpi hita (device that produces and radiates heat) · mk грејач (device that produces and radiates heat) · pdt Hieter (device that produces and radiates heat) · uk обігріва́ч (device that produces and radiates heat) · ar مِدْفَأَة (device that produces and radiates heat) · hu radiátor (device that produces and radiates heat) · it radiatore (device that produces and radiates heat) · ro încălzitor (device that produces and radiates heat) · vo hitöm (device that produces and radiates heat) · cmn 加熱器 /加热器 (device that produces and radiates heat) · eo hejtilo (device that produces and radiates heat) · hu hősugárzó (device that produces and radiates heat) · uz isitgich (device that produces and radiates heat) · tr ısıtıcı (device that produces and radiates heat) · fr calibre (slang: a gun) · be абаграва́льнік (device that produces and radiates heat) · vi bếp lò (device that produces and radiates heat) · pl ogrzewacz (device that produces and radiates heat) · lv sildītājs (device that produces and radiates heat) · cs ohřívač (device that produces and radiates heat) · hu fűtőtest (device that produces and radiates heat) · ja ヒーター (device that produces and radiates heat) · ka სახურებელი (device that produces and radiates heat) · vi lò (device that produces and radiates heat) · ko 가열기 (device that produces and radiates heat) · th เครื่องทำความร้อน (device that produces and radiates heat) · pl grzejnik (device that produces and radiates heat) · de Heizapparat (device that produces and radiates heat) · hu fűtőkészülék (device that produces and radiates heat) · hy ջեռուցիչ (device that produces and radiates heat) · ko 히터 (device that produces and radiates heat) · ja ストーブ (device that produces and radiates heat) · nv bee hoozdooí (device that produces and radiates heat) · bg револве́р (slang: a gun) · kk қыздырғыш (device that produces and radiates heat) · mn ᠳᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠴᠠᠭᠤᠯᠭᠠ (device that produces and radiates heat) · ru нагрева́тельный прибо́р (device that produces and radiates heat) · ne हीटर (device that produces and radiates heat) · he תנור חימום (device that produces and radiates heat) · fr pétard (slang: a gun) · izh pecka (device that produces and radiates heat) · kk жылытқыш (device that produces and radiates heat) · gl calefactor (device that produces and radiates heat) · mn тээн (device that produces and radiates heat) · ca calefactor (device that produces and radiates heat) · et küttekeha (device that produces and radiates heat) · ko 난방기 (device that produces and radiates heat) · sh грѝја̄ч (device that produces and radiates heat) · it riscaldatore (device that produces and radiates heat) · lt šildytuvas (device that produces and radiates heat) · tpi masin bilong hatim rum (device that produces and radiates heat) · gd teasadair (device that produces and radiates heat) · uz qizdirgich (device that produces and radiates heat) · fr radiateur (device that produces and radiates heat) · uk огрівни́к (device that produces and radiates heat) · acw دَفَّاية (device that produces and radiates heat) · tg гармкунак (device that produces and radiates heat) · ru радиа́тор (device that produces and radiates heat) · sq ngrohës (device that produces and radiates heat) · sk ohrievač (device that produces and radiates heat) · cmn 暖氣 /暖气 (device that produces and radiates heat) · ru печь (device that produces and radiates heat) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនកំដៅ (device that produces and radiates heat) · sl grelec (device that produces and radiates heat) · ka გამათბობელი (device that produces and radiates heat) · hi तापक (device that produces and radiates heat) · nv bee honeezdooí (device that produces and radiates heat) · es heater (device that produces and radiates heat)