HEATER
Dictionary entry overview: What does heater mean?
• HEATER (noun)
The noun HEATER has 2 senses:
1. device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
2. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
Familiarity information: HEATER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HEATER (noun)
Meaning:
Device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
heater; warmer
Hypernyms ("heater" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heater"):
stove (any heating apparatus)
space heater (heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a room)
solar heater (a heater that makes direct use of solar energy)
radiator (heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings)
kerosene heater; kerosine heater; oil heater; oilstove (heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking)
heating pad; hot pad (heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad)
gas heater (a heater that burns gas for heat)
demister (heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car)
defroster; deicer (heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane))
convector (a space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection)
brasier; brazier (large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times)
hot-water heater; hot-water tank; water heater (a heater and storage tank to supply heated water)
Meaning:
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fastball; heater; hummer; bullet; smoke
Context examples:
he swung late on the fastball / he showed batters nothing but smoke
Hypernyms ("heater" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heater"):
slider (a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown)
