radiator
Anything which radiates or emits rays.
Other meanings
A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
“The car overheated because of a broken radiator.”
A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
“The radiator kept the apartment warm during winter.”
A kind of
- natural object
Kinds of radiator
- radio source
Related words
- radiatorless
- radiator hose
- radiator plant
- honeycomb radiator
- information radiator
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “radiator” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.