heating

British  

/ ˈhiːtɪŋ /

noun

1. a device or system for supplying heat, esp central heating, to a building

2. the heat supplied

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Example Sentences

George Tynan, adjunct professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, compared it to heating a mountain cabin in the snow with the windows open.

From The Wall Street Journal

A common industrial approach, aqueous amine scrubbing, requires heating large amounts of liquid to temperatures above 100 °C to release the captured CO2 and reuse the solution.

From Science Daily

By making better use of natural daylight, countries could reduce reliance on electric lighting and heating in the evenings, while also encouraging longer periods of productivity during daylight hours.

From BBC

But many Americans’ heating and electric bills were already going up before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the continent still needs gas for much of its power generation, heating and industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

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