How to pronounce radiator
American English pronunciation
RAY-dee-ay-tur
- IPA
- /ˈɹeɪdiˌeɪtɚ/
- Syllables
- RAY · dee · ay · tur (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What radiator means
A metal heater that warms a room with hot water or steam
In a sentence: The cat curled up on a blanket next to the warm radiator.
Where it comes from: It comes from radiate, from a Latin word meaning "ray," so a radiator sends out rays of heat.
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