Meaning

4 senses
  1. Anything which radiates or emits rays.

    Strahler, Radiator

    излуча́тельizlučátelʹ

    any object that radiates energy

  2. A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.

    The car overheated because of a broken radiator.

    Kühler

    радиа́торradiátor

    радіа́торradiátor

  3. A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.

    The radiator kept the apartment warm during winter.

    Steam hissed from the old iron radiator.

    Heizkörper

    радиа́торradiátor, батаре́яbataréja, обогрева́тельobogrevátelʹ

    heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings

  4. A type of antenna.

Examples

26 sentences
  1. Did you get the radiator fixed?

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  2. Our radiator is broken.

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  3. My radiator leaks.

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  4. Dry the pants on the radiator.

    deTrockne die Hose an der Heizung.

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  5. Sami was chained to the radiator.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air:
Русский
By meaning 3
anything which radiates or emits rays:
device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air:
finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
anything which radiates or emits rays:
device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air:
finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room:

Origin

From radiate + -or. Doublet of radiatori.

From radiate + -or. Doublet of radiatori.

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