English

Noun

heaters

1. Plural of heater

A heater is any object that emits heat or causes another body to achieve a higher temperature. In a household or domestic setting, heaters are commonly used to generate heating (ie. warmth).

In electronics, the term may refer to the filament in a vacuum tube that heats the cathode to aid in thermionic emission of electrons.

Also: American slang (mid-20th cent.) for a handgun.

Types of heaters

• Block heater
• Cathy heater
• Central heater
• Convector heater
• Dielectric heater
• District heater
• Electric heater
• Fan heater
• Flameless ration heater
• Gas heater
• Geothermal heater
• Heating pad
• Hydronic heater
• Induction heater
• Kerosene heater
• Oil heater
• Pre Heater
• Radioisotope heater unit
• Salamander heater
• Solar furnace
• Solar heater
• Space heater
• Storage heater
• Underfloor heating
• Water heater (see also Aquarium heater)
• Wood heater

See also

• Heater shield, a type of shield
• Heating element