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HEATING ELEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heating element mean? 

HEATING ELEMENT (noun)
  The noun HEATING ELEMENT has 1 sense:

1. the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heatplay

  Familiarity information: HEATING ELEMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEATING ELEMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("heating element" is a kind of...):

component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heating element"):

bar (a heating element in an electric fire)

burner (the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking)

immersion heater (a heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank))

Holonyms ("heating element" is a part of...):

electric fire; electric heater (a small electric space heater)

electric range (a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power)

gas cooker; gas range; gas stove (a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas)


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