radiator
noun
a person or thing that radiates.
radiators
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pluralof radiator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some radiators have a snowflake symbol on the valve that activates the frost protection setting, meaning that if the room gets very cold, the radiator warms slightly to stop the pipes from bursting.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Instead, space-based data centers will have to use radiators that turn heat into waves of infrared light, which are then dispersed into deep space, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
David Lawrence, of the Centre for British Progress think tank, puts it plainly: we don't tell people to insulate their homes in winter and then skip the radiators.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ban daytime heat indoors: Appliances are secret radiators.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The four tall windows, frosted with vapor from the steam radiators, allowed a gray snowfall light to descend into the courtroom.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
