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- [hee-ter]
- /ˈhi tər/
- /ˈhiː.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hee-ter]
- /ˈhi tər/
Definitions of heater word
- noun heater any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room. 1
- noun heater Electronics. the element of a vacuum tube that carries the current for heating a cathode. 1
- noun heater Slang. a pistol, revolver, or other firearm. 1
- noun heater A person or thing that heats, in particular a device for warming the air or water. 1
- noun heater device for heating a room 1
- noun heater boiler 1
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Origin of heater
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; heat + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Heater
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heater popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
heater usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heater
noun heater
- stove — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- oven — a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- furnace — a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- radiator — a person or thing that radiates.
Antonyms for heater
noun heater
- air conditioner — An air conditioner is a machine which keeps the air in a building cool and dry.
Top questions with heater
- how to drain a water heater?
- how to drain water heater?
- how to drain a hot water heater?
- how long does a water heater last?
- how to install a water heater?
- how to drain hot water heater?
- how to flush a water heater?
- how to light a water heater?
- how to relight water heater?
- what temperature should a hot water heater be set at?
See also
Matching words
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