radiator
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radiator
- /ˈrædɪeɪ̯tə/ UK
- /ˈrɛjdɪjɛjtə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈreːdijeː(j)tɐ/ Multicultural London English
- /ˈɹej.di(j)ˌej.tɚ/ US
- [ˈɹadieːtɚ(ɹ)] Canada
- [ˈɹeːɾieːɾɚ(ɹ)] Canada
- [ˈɹadɪɛ(ː)təɹ]
- [ˈɹɛːɾiɛ(ː)təɹ]
Where it comes from
From radiate + -or. Doublet of radiatori.
noun radiators
- Anything which radiates or emits rays.
- 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 type of antenna.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: condenser, cooling, cooler, heater, hose, antenna, radiating, convector, heat-exchanger, radioemitter, diradiation, radioreceptor, radiary, radiationist, radiendocrinator, radiumtherapy
Translations
Every language
noun anything which radiates or emits rays
| Português | irradiador |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Strahler, Radiator |
| Русский | излуча́тель izlučátelʹ |
noun device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air
| Español | radiador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라디에이터 radieiteo, 라지에타 rajieta |
| 日本語 | ラジエーター rajiētā |
| 中文 | 散熱器 /散热器 sànrèqì |
| Português | radiador |
| Français | radiateur |
| Deutsch | Kühler |
| Italiano | radiatore |
| Ελληνικά | ψυγείο psygeío |
| Română | radiator |
| Русский | радиа́тор radiátor |
| Tiếng Việt | ra-đi-a-tơ, cái lò sưởi |
| العربية | مِشْعاع mišʕāʕ |
noun finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room
| 中文 | 暖氣 /暖气 nuǎnqì |
|---|---|
| Português | radiador, aquecedor |
| Français | radiateur |
| Deutsch | Heizkörper |
| Italiano | radiatore, calorifero, termosifone |
| Ελληνικά | καλοριφέρ kalorifér |
| Română | calorifer |
| Русский | радиа́тор radiátor, батаре́я bataréja, обогрева́тель obogrevátelʹ |
| العربية | مِشْعاع mišʕāʕ |
| עברית | מַקְרֵן maqrén, רדיאטור radiátor |
Talk about this word "radiator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/radiator. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. radiator. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/radiator "radiator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/radiator.Cite this
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title = {radiator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
