Heater
[hee-ter] /ˈhi tər/
noun
1.
any of various apparatus for , especially for water or the air in a room.
2.
Electronics. the element of a vacuum tube that carries the current for a cathode.
3.
Slang. a pistol, revolver, or other firearm.
/ˈhiːtə/
noun
1.
any device for supplying heat, such as a hot-air blower, radiator, convector, etc
2.
(US, slang) a pistol
3.
(electronics) a conductor carrying a current that indirectly heats the cathode in some types of valve
n.
c.1500, of persons, agent noun from heat. Of devices, from 1660s. Baseball slang meaning “fastball” is attested by 1985.
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