heating
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Definition
- Noun:
- A system or device that provides warmth to a building or room: "Heating" refers to the equipment or mechanism used to raise the indoor temperature, especially during cold weather.
- The process of becoming warmer; a rise in temperature: "Heating" also describes the general action or phenomenon of something increasing in thermal energy or warmth.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (System/Device):
- We turned on the heating because the house was so cold.
- The office heating is very efficient and keeps us warm all winter.
- Noun (Process):
- The rapid heating of the water caused it to boil.
- Global heating is a major environmental concern.
Advanced Usage
- "Central heating": A system that generates heat in one place and distributes it throughout an entire building.
- Most modern apartments are equipped with central heating.
- "Underfloor heating": A heating system installed beneath the floor surface.
- They installed underfloor heating in the bathroom for extra comfort.
Variants and Related Words
- Heat (verb/noun): To make or become hot; the quality of being hot.
- The sun will heat the pavement. / The heat from the fire was intense.
- Heater (noun): A device for heating air or water.
- We use an electric heater in the small room.
- Heated (adjective): Made warm; or, involving great excitement or anger.
- The pool is heated. / They had a heated argument.
Synonyms
- Warming: The act of making something warmer.
- Climate control: Systems for regulating temperature and humidity in a space (broader term).
Related Phrases and Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Heating" as a noun does not typically form phrasal verbs. Related actions use the verb "heat.") - Heat up: To make something hot or warm; to become more intense. - Can you heat up this soup for me? / The debate began to heat up.
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms using the noun "heating." Idioms typically use the verb "heat" or noun "heat.") - In the heat of the moment: Acting impulsively during a time of strong emotion. - He said things he didn't mean in the heat of the moment.
Noun
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utility to warm a building
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the heating system wasn't working
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they have radiant heating
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the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
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