Heating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

utility to warm a building

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈiːɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiːtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiːtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈiːɾɪŋ/.

Examples

the heating system wasn't working
they have radiant heating
the sun heats the oceans

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heat up heating plant hot up wake warming inflame stir up heat ignite heating system fire up

Antonyms

cool

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
noun	utility to warm a building “the heating system wasn't working”
verb	make hot or hotter “the sun heats the oceans”
verb	provide with heat “heat the house”
verb	arouse or excite feelings and passions “The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”
verb	gain heat or get hot “The room heated up quickly”

Word Forms

heat	verb	gain heat or get hot
warm	verb	get warm or warmer
heatable	adjective	capable of becoming hot
heat	noun	the sensation caused by heat energy
heater	noun	device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
heating	noun	utility to warm a building
inflammatory	adjective	arousing to action or rebellion
inflammation	noun	arousal to violent emotion
inflaming	noun	arousal to violent emotion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Heizung

der Prozess der Erwärmung; eine steigende Temperatur

🇫🇷French

chauffage

le processus de réchauffement ; une température qui monte

🇪🇸Spanish

calefacción

el proceso de volverse más cálido; una temperatura en aumento

🇮🇹Italian

riscaldamento

il processo di riscaldamento; una temperatura in aumento

🇳🇱Dutch

verwarming

het proces van warmer worden; een stijgende temperatuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

aquecimento

o processo de aquecimento; uma temperatura crescente

🇷🇺Russian

обогрев

процесс потепления; повышение температуры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गरम करना

गर्म होने की प्रक्रिया; एक बढ़ता हुआ तापमान

🇧🇩Bengali

গরম করা

উষ্ণ হওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া; একটি ক্রমবর্ধমান তাপমাত্রা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெப்பமூட்டும்

வெப்பமடையும் செயல்முறை; ஒரு உயரும் வெப்பநிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

వేడి చేయడం

వెచ్చగా మారే ప్రక్రియ; పెరుగుతున్న ఉష్ణోగ్రత

🇮🇳Marathi

गरम करणे

गरम होण्याची प्रक्रिया; वाढते तापमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગરમી

ગરમ થવાની પ્રક્રિયા; વધતું તાપમાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಸಿಮಾಡುವುದು

ಬೆಚ್ಚಗಾಗುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಏರುತ್ತಿರುವ ತಾಪಮಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂടാക്കൽ

ചൂടാകുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ; ഉയരുന്ന താപനില

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੀਟਿੰਗ

ਗਰਮ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ; ਵੱਧ ਰਿਹਾ ਤਾਪਮਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

حرارتی

گرم ہونے کا عمل؛ بڑھتی ہوئی درجہ حرارت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加热

变暖的过程；温度上升

🇯🇵Japanese

加熱

暖かくなる過程。気温の上昇

🇰🇷Korean

난방

따뜻해지는 과정; 상승하는 기온

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sưởi ấm

quá trình trở nên ấm hơn; nhiệt độ tăng cao

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องทำความร้อน

กระบวนการของการอุ่นขึ้น อุณหภูมิที่เพิ่มขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemanas

proses menjadi lebih hangat; suhu yang meningkat

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-init

ang proseso ng pagiging mas mainit; tumataas na temperatura

🇲🇾Malay

pemanasan

proses menjadi lebih panas; suhu yang meningkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التدفئة

عملية تصبح أكثر دفئا. ارتفاع درجة الحرارة

🇮🇷Persian

گرمایش

روند گرم شدن؛ افزایش دما

🇹🇷Turkish

ısıtma

ısınma süreci; artan sıcaklık

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַסָקָה

תהליך ההתחממות; טמפרטורה עולה

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The primary meaning of 'heating' is 'the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature'.

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