radiator

noun

ra·​di·​a·​tor ˈrā-dē-ˌā-tər 

 dialectal  ˈra-

: one that radiates: such as

a

: any of various devices (such as a series of pipes or tubes) for transferring heat from a fluid within to an area or object outside

b

: a transmitting antenna

Examples of radiator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Finally, the radiator needs to go in last, since there’s no access to the cable passage that’s above the motherboard once the radiator is in place. —PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024

Solution Don’t put your plant near a draft, air vent, or radiator. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024

Santa was frozen into a block of ice in lake under a mountain by the Sami people thousands of years ago and is now defrosting in a warehouse with all the radiators in a Finnish village to warm him and sacks of crying children at his feet. —Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024

Similarly, ornamentation on the 31st floor were modeled off of Chrysler radiator caps from 1929. —Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

radiator

noun

ra·​di·​a·​tor ˈrād-ē-ˌāt-ər 

: one that radiates

especially : any of various devices (as a set of pipes or tubes) for transferring heat from a fluid within to an area or object outside