radiant heating
noun
the means of heating objects or persons by radiation in which the intervening air is not heated.
a system for heating by radiation from a surface, especially from a surface heated by means of electric resistance, hot water, etc.
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Origin of radiant heating
First recorded in 1910–15
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radiant heating
noun
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