radiator
Translation
radiator
Examples
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.
Grammar Patterns
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.
Similar Words
Synonyms: heater (for room heating)
Etymology
From the verb 'radiate' + the agent noun suffix '-or'. Literally, 'a thing that radiates'.
Memory Tips
It's a device that 'radiates' heat, either to warm a room or to get rid of an engine's excess heat.