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

Words nearby radiant heating

radiant emittance, radiant energy, radiant exitance, radiant flux, radiant heat, radiant heating, radiant intensity, radiata, radiata pine, radiate, radiate crown
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British Dictionary definitions for radiant heating

radiant heating

noun

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