noun

radiator

radiator

The radiator keeps the room warm in winter.

The radiator keeps the room warm in winter.

The car's engine is overheating; check the radiator.

The car's engine is overheating; check the radiator.

a car radiator a device for cooling a car's engine The car's radiator is leaking.

a central heating radiator a device for heating a room Please turn on the radiator.

Synonyms: heater (for room heating)

From the verb 'radiate' + the agent noun suffix '-or'. Literally, 'a thing that radiates'.

It's a device that 'radiates' heat, either to warm a room or to get rid of an engine's excess heat.

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