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radiator

/ˈɹej.di(j)ˌej.tɚ/ noun C1
  1. Anything which radiates or emits rays.
  2. A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins. · The car overheated because of a broken radiator.
  3. A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room. · The radiator kept the apartment warm during winter.· Steam hissed from the old iron radiator.
  4. A type of antenna.

Plural radiators

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