heat pump

American  

noun

1. a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building, with the process being reversible.

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heat pump British  

noun

1. a device, as used in a refrigerator, for extracting heat from a source and delivering it elsewhere at a much higher temperature

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Etymology

Origin of heat pump

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Developers will have to install heat pumps and solar panels in all new homes in England under new building regulations.

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Greg Jackson, head of Octopus Energy, described a "huge jolt" in sales of solar panels and heat pumps, as well as enquiries about electric vehicles and chargers, so far this month compared to February.

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The Scottish government has confirmed that it intends to wait 10 years before significantly ramping up the installation of heat pumps.

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Developers will be required to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England as part of updated planning requirements published by the government.

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That's partly because I have a French husband and we bought a very old, leaky house in northern France some years ago, which already had a heat pump installed.

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