heating element
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I jury-rigged a heating element for our Kenmore refrigerator’s balky ice-maker water-feed tube.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
As an extra protective measure, the hair care tool must have a safety cover securely fitted over the heating element.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025
When a photon strikes a pixel, the current shunted into the resistive heating element warms a small part of the readout wire, creating a tiny hotspot.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023
The metals were thought to come from the heating element - but the tests showed they were in the e-liquid itself.
From BBC ● May 22, 2023
He discovered the heating element was gone, mainly because I had taken it to see if my plans for an electrical-ignition system would work.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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