radiator: Meaning and Definition of

ra•di•a•tor

Pronunciation: (rā'dē-ā"tur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that radiates.
  2. any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes.
  3. a device constructed from thin-walled tubes and metal fins, used for cooling circulating water, as in an automobile engine.
  4. a transmitting antenna.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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