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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A device, such as an automobile radiator, used to transfer heat from a fluid on one side of a barrier to a fluid on the other side without bringing the fluids into direct contact.
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- noun physics Any device (such as a
radiator ) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall
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- noun device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix
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