Heater
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A heater is any object that emits heat or causes another body to achieve a higher temperature. In a household or domestic setting, heaters are commonly used to generate heating (ie. warmth).
In electronics, the term may refer to the filament in a vacuum tube that heats the cathode to aid in thermionic emission of electrons.
Also: American slang (mid-20th cent.) for a handgun.
[edit] Types of heaters
- Block heater
- Cathy heater
- Central heater
- Convector heater
- Dielectric heater
- District heater
- Electric heater
- Fan heater
- Flameless ration heater
- Gas heater
- Geothermal heater
- Heating pad
- Hydronic heater
- Induction heater
- Kerosene heater
- Oil heater
- Pre Heater
- Radioisotope heater unit
- Salamander heater
- Solar furnace
- Solar heater
- Space heater
- Storage heater
- Underfloor heating
- Water heater (see also Aquarium heater)
- Wood heater
[edit] See also
- Heater shield, a type of shield
- Heating element
