HyperDic: heating

English > 2 senses of the word *heating*:
NOUN	process	heating, warming	the process of becoming warmer
NOUN	artifact	heating, heating system, heating plant, heat	utility to warm / warm a building

heating > pronunciation
Sounds	hhiy'tihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *heating*: 2 senses > noun 1, process
Meaning	The process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature.
Synonym	warming
Narrower	boiling	The application of heat / heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a gas
	global warming	An increase / increase / increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase / increase that causes climatic changes)
	induction heating	The heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it
	overheating	excessive heating
	radiant heating	heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters
	thaw, melt, thawing, melting	The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid / liquid
Broader	temperature change	A process whereby the degree of hotness of a body / body (or medium) changes
Spanish	caldeamiento, caldeo, calentamiento
Catalan	escalfada, escalfament
Verbs	heat	gain heat or get hot

English > *heating*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	utility to warm / warm a building.
Examples	"the heating system wasn't working" "they have radiant heating"
Synonyms	heating system, heating plant, heat
Part of	building, edifice	A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Parts	boiler, steam boiler	sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
Parts	radiator	heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
Narrower	central heating	A heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators
	gas heat	heating system that burns natural gas
	panel heating	heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes
	steam heat, steam heating	A heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators
Broader	utility	A facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat / heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
Spanish	calefacción, calorífero
Catalan	calefacció, calorífer
Verbs	heat	provide with heat / heat / heat

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