convector
/kənˈvektə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈvektər/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈvek-tər/ (ame, mw)
convector — noun
- convectorsingular
- convectorsplural
1. A room heater that pulls in cool air at the bottom, warms it by passing it over
A room heater that pulls in cool air at the bottom, warms it by passing it over a hot surface inside, and pushes the warm air out at the top.
Ananya switched on the bedroom convector before getting into bed on the cold night.
collocation: switch on a convector
Dimitri held his frozen hands above the convector to warm them.
The old convector in the hallway clicked and rattled each time it started up.
Mr. Okonkwo had a slim white convector installed beneath the sitting-room window.
The Watanabe family relied on two electric convectors to heat their small flat through the winter.
- convection heater
more widely understood and used; the full form of the same word
- space heater
broader term for any portable room heater (more common in American English)
- radiator
often used loosely for any room heater, though a true radiator gives off radiant heat rather than warmed air
用法筆記
Common in British English. American speakers more often say 'space heater' or 'convection heater' for the same appliance.