heat pump

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heet puhmp]
- /hit pʌmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heet puhmp]
- /hit pʌmp/

Definitions of heat pump words

noun heat pump a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building, with the process being reversible. 1
noun heat pump a device, as used in a refrigerator, for extracting heat from a source and delivering it elsewhere at a much higher temperature 0
noun heat pump a device for cooling or warming an enclosed space by removing heat from interior air and transferring it out, or by absorbing heat from outdoor air, or from a hot-water source, and transferring it in 0
noun heat pump A heat pump is a device for taking heat from a place and delivering it to another place at a much higher temperature. 0

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Origin of heat pump

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Heat pump

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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heat pump popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heat pump usage trend in Literature

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