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HEAT PUMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heat pump mean?
• HEAT PUMP (noun)
The noun HEAT PUMP has 1 sense:
1. apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building
Familiarity information: HEAT PUMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("heat pump" is a kind of...):
apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)
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