heating_system (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *heating system*:
NOUN	artifact	heating system, heating plant, heating, heat	utility to warm / warm a building

English > *heating system*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	utility to warm / warm a building.
Example	"the heating system wasn't working"
Synonyms	heating plant, heating, 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

HyperDic: heating_system