Used in a Sentence

radiator

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for radiator.

Editorial note

The CPU is watercooled, too, with a double-sized radiator and 2 120mm fans.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Anything which radiates or emits rays.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of radiator gathered in one view.

noun

Anything which radiates or emits rays.

noun

(automotive, mechanical) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.

noun

(of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for radiator.

noun

Anything which radiates or emits rays.

noun

(automotive, mechanical) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.

noun

(of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.

noun

(electronics) A type of antenna.

Example sentences

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The CPU is watercooled, too, with a double-sized radiator and 2 120mm fans.

2

So if the radiator is large enough (i.e., if your civilization is sufficiently advanced), you can dump stellar levels of power to space at quite modest temperatures.

3

It had experienced no less than four water-pump-induced radiator meltdowns, with miraculously no warping of the engine.

4

If it were an electric radiator, it'd consume a substantial amount of electricity to generate a certain amount of heat.

5

This is why you will usually see solar panels and radiator panels perpendicular to each other.

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He seems to have a shelf of books on top of the radiator, which will limit its effectiveness, box fan or not.

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A radiator behaves like a very big passive cooler for your data center.

8

In the pictures the server looks like a wall-hanging radiator - surely you can't just switch it off if you don't need it?

9

The example in the article -- a failing radiator -- has workarounds that would allow someone to nurse it to and from work.

10

I heated my room in college for 4 years using nothing but a Q6600, never turned on the radiator once.

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Which is fine if you have lots of excess radiator fins.

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And the second point is that I am a lot more comfortable in an air heated system than a radiator system.

Quote examples

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Amazingly, although the nozzle looks just like a bell-shaped piece of sheet metal, it in fact uses "regenerative cooling" which means the nozzle is full of small pipes which wind back and forth like a radiator.

2

Essentially any user-configurable SDR transmitter is sold as "measurement equipment", "non-certified technology sample" or "Class A unintentional radiator".

3

I'm a little puzzled about the radiator's heat being "free".

4

"Herman the German" started out as an apprentice in an auto repair shop, and learned that horse manure would stop radiator leaks.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use radiator in a sentence?

The CPU is watercooled, too, with a double-sized radiator and 2 120mm fans.

What does radiator mean?

Anything which radiates or emits rays.

What part of speech is radiator?

radiator is commonly used as noun.