радиатор — meaning in English

English meaning

• heater noun A device that produces warmth, used to heat a room, building, or object.
• radiator noun A device that cools a vehicle's engine by transferring heat from coolant to the surrounding air.
• sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.

Senses

радиатор is used for these senses in English:

• heat sink (thermodynamics) A material capable of absorbing heat.
• heater A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
• radiator (automotive, mechanical) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
• radiator (of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
• sink A heat sink.

heater — full definition

1. noun A device that produces warmth, used to heat a room, building, or object.
2. noun Informal (US slang): a handgun.

radiator — full definition

1. noun A device that cools a vehicle's engine by transferring heat from coolant to the surrounding air.
2. noun A metal heating fixture, typically filled with hot water or steam, used to warm a room.

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