radiant heating

American  

noun

1. the means of heating objects or persons by radiation in which the intervening air is not heated.

2. 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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radiant heating British  

noun

1. a system of heating a building by radiant heat emitted from panels containing electrical conductors, hot water, etc

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Etymology

Origin of radiant heating

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Combi boiler: The houses have a combination, or combi, boiler that heats the water for a radiant heating system in the floors and for hot-water use in sinks and showers.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

If you can’t afford to install subfloor heating, you can instead install a radiant heating system that uses sleek baseboard radiators.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022

And indoor spaces will use radiant heating and cooling transmitted via a network of water pipes and warmed in part by waste heat from the buildings’ refrigeration systems.

From Forbes • Jul. 9, 2013

We put in bamboo floors, radiant heating, double-thick insulation, dual-flush toilets, a solar water heater, and a 12-panel, 2.5 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2012

It was the first American stadium to be built entirely of reinforced concrete, and the Modernist structure had state-of-the-art features like the first modern baseball scoreboard and radiant heating under the seats.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2012