Heater — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈiːɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiːtə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈiːɾɚ/.

Examples

he swung late on the fastball
he showed batters nothing but smoke

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

warmer hummer fastball bullet smoke

Parts of Speech

noun	device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
noun	(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity “he swung late on the fastball”

Word Forms

heat	verb	provide with heat
warm	verb	make warm or warmer

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Heizung

Gerät, das Wasser erhitzt oder einen Raum mit Wärme versorgt

🇫🇷French

chauffage

appareil qui chauffe l'eau ou fournit de la chaleur à une pièce

🇪🇸Spanish

calentador

Dispositivo que calienta agua o suministra calor a una habitación.

🇮🇹Italian

stufa

dispositivo che riscalda l'acqua o fornisce calore a una stanza

🇳🇱Dutch

verwarming

apparaat dat water verwarmt of warmte levert aan een kamer

🇵🇹Portuguese

aquecedor

dispositivo que aquece água ou fornece calor a uma sala

🇷🇺Russian

обогреватель

устройство, нагревающее воду или обеспечивающее теплом помещение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हीटर

वह उपकरण जो पानी गर्म करता है या कमरे में गर्मी प्रदान करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হিটার

যন্ত্র যা জল গরম করে বা ঘরে উষ্ণতা সরবরাহ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹீட்டர்

தண்ணீரை சூடாக்கும் அல்லது அறைக்கு வெப்பத்தை வழங்கும் சாதனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

హీటర్

నీటిని వేడి చేసే లేదా గదికి వెచ్చదనాన్ని అందించే పరికరం

🇮🇳Marathi

हीटर

यंत्र जे पाणी गरम करते किंवा खोलीला उष्णता पुरवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

હીટર

ઉપકરણ કે જે પાણીને ગરમ કરે છે અથવા ઓરડામાં હૂંફ આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೀಟರ್

ನೀರನ್ನು ಬಿಸಿಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕೋಣೆಗೆ ಉಷ್ಣತೆಯನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹീറ്റർ

വെള്ളം ചൂടാക്കുന്നതോ മുറിയിലേക്ക് ചൂട് നൽകുന്നതോ ആയ ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੀਟਰ

ਉਪਕਰਣ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਗਰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਮਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਨਿੱਘ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیٹر

وہ آلہ جو پانی کو گرم کرتا ہے یا کمرے میں گرمی فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加热器

加热水或为房间供暖的设备

🇯🇵Japanese

ヒータ

水を加熱したり部屋に暖かさを供給したりする装置

🇰🇷Korean

히터

물을 가열하거나 방에 온기를 공급하는 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lò sưởi

thiết bị làm nóng nước hoặc cung cấp hơi ấm cho căn phòng

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องทำความร้อน

อุปกรณ์ที่ทำน้ำร้อนหรือให้ความอบอุ่นแก่ห้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemanas

perangkat yang memanaskan air atau menyuplai kehangatan ke ruangan

🇵🇭Filipino

pampainit

aparato na nagpapainit ng tubig o nagbibigay ng init sa isang silid

🇲🇾Malay

pemanas

peranti yang memanaskan air atau membekalkan kehangatan ke bilik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخان

جهاز يقوم بتسخين الماء أو توفير الدفء للغرفة

🇮🇷Persian

بخاری

دستگاهی که آب را گرم می کند یا گرمای اتاق را تامین می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ısıtıcı

suyu ısıtan veya bir odaya sıcaklık sağlayan cihaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְחַמֵם

מכשיר שמחמם מים או מספק חום לחדר

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