steam-heat

/'sti:m'hi:t/

Thân thiện

The old radiator begins to steam-heat the chilly room.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To heat a building or space using steam as the medium: The process involves generating steam in a boiler and distributing it through pipes to radiators or other heat exchangers within the structure.

Usage

• Verb:
  • Many old apartment buildings in the city still steam-heat their units.
  • The factory is designed to steam-heat the entire production floor efficiently.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Engineering Context: The term is often used in discussions of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) systems, building management, and industrial processes.
  • The new regulations favor systems that steam-heat using recycled water.

Variants and Related Words

• Steam heating (n): The system or method of heating by steam.
  • Steam heating was a major innovation in the 19th century.
• Steam-heated (adj): Describing a space that is heated by steam.
  • We moved into a charming, but drafty, steam-heated loft.

Synonyms

• Heat with steam: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Use steam for heating: A phrase with the same meaning.

Related Phrases

• To be on steam heat: A phrase describing a building's heating system.
  • Be careful when you touch that radiator; the building is on steam heat.

Học thuật

Verb

1. heat by means of steam