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?

  2. Our radiator is broken.

  3. My radiator leaks.

  4. Dry the pants on the radiator.

    deTrockne die Hose an der Heizung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  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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