radiant heating

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.

radiant heating

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of radiant heating¹

First recorded in 1910–15