Heater Meaning & Usage: Definitions and Examples

Meaning 1：heater (Heater)

Heater 🔊

/ˈhiːtər/

A machine that makes a place or water warmer.

heater 🔊

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/ˈhiːtər/

A device that produces heat to warm a room or water.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'heat' + '-er' (thing that heats).

💡 Mnemonic

Heat + er = Heater: a device that produces heat.

📖 Example

It was so cold this morning that I had to turn on the heater as soon as I got up. 🔊 It was so cold this morning that I had to turn on the heater as soon as I got up.

🔗 Collocations

turn on the heater – Activate the heating device

electric heater – A heater that uses electricity to generate heat

heater core – The central part of a heater that transfers heat

🔄 Synonyms

radiator (n.) – A device that radiates heat, often part of a central heating system

furnace (n.) – A large device that heats air or water by burning fuel

warmer (n.) – Something that makes things warm, often used informally

🌱 Derivatives

heat (n./v.) – The energy that makes things hot; to make something hot

heated (adj.) – Made hot; also figuratively meaning angry or excited

heating (n.) – The process of supplying heat, or a system that does that

📖 Cultural Story

From Old English 'hǣtu' (heat); used since 14th century for heating devices. Essential in homes for cold weather.