Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 7 compound words that contain heater. The most common are listed below. Open heater in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- water heaterAn appliance for heating water above its ambient temperature, generally for domestic use.
- hot water heaterAn apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers etc, for which a boiler or furnace is …
- space heaterA portable heating appliance used to warm an area or room.
- block heaterAn electric heater that heats the engine of a car to ease starting in cold weather.
- fan heateran electric heater fitted with a fan which blows out hot air.
- immersion heaterA device for supplying domestic hot water in which a thermostatically-controlled heating element is immersed within a tank of water
- air heaterA device that heats the air in a place.
- storage heaterAn electrical heater which stores thermal energy during the evening or at night when electricity is available at lower cost, and releases the heat during the day as required.
- point heaterA heating device used in freezing weather to keep points (US: switches) free of ice and snow.
- headbolt heaterA form of block heater that consists of a hollow headbolt which contains an electric heating element.
- induction heaterA heater than employs induction heating
- oil heaterA portable electric heater that uses oil as a heat conductor to provide consistent warmth, or a larger heating system that burns fuel oil for central heating.
- wet heaterA torpedo engine where water is injected into the combustion chamber alongside fuel and compressed air or oxygen, cooling the engine and increasing its power through the production and expansion of steam.
- quartz heaterA portable electric radiant heater consisting of elements sealed in quartz glass tubes which produce infrared radiation in front of a reflective backing.
- masonry heaterA device for warming an interior space through radiant heating, by capturing the heat from periodic burning of fuel (usually wood), and then radiating the heat at a fairly constant temperature for a long period.
- head-bolt heaterAlternative form of headbolt heater: A form of block heater that consists of a hollow headbolt which contains an electric heating element.
- feedwater heatera device used to preheat water before it enters a boiler. They were at one time also fitted to steam locomotives.
- iron heaterThe piece of metal heated in the fire for a box iron.
- dry heaterA torpedo engine powered by the burning of fuel with compressed air or oxygen, which does not inject water into the combustion chamber for engine cooling and extra power.
- feed heaterAn apparatus for heating the water supplied to a steam boiler.
- foot heaterSynonym of footwarmer: Something used to keep the feet warm, especially during a journey.
- steam heaterA space heater that functions by itself being heated by steam passing through it.
- orchard heaterSynonym of smudge pot (“oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees”).
- baseboard heaterA low-profile heating unit installed along the base of a wall that warms a room by drawing cold air in from floor level.
- hotwater heaterAlternative form of hot water heater: An apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers …
Compound words 7
- nanoheaterA nanosized device heated by thermal transfer or other type of energy transfer from another device.
- heaterlessWithout a heater.
- microheaterA very small heater attached to a device such as a microscope.
- preheaterAn engineering device that preheats a material prior to some other process.
- superheaterA component of a boiler system that heats the steam above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in the case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency.
- airheaterAlternative form of air heater: A device that heats the air in a place.
- escheaterAlternative form of escheator: A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.