Heating and air-conditioning
a/c
abbreviation
air conditioning
air
verb
if you air a place or it airs, you open the doors and windows to let fresh air in
air-conditioned
adjective
provided with a system that makes the air colder
air conditioner
noun
a piece of electrical equipment that makes the air inside a building, room, or vehicle colder
air conditioning
noun
a system that makes the air inside a building, room, or vehicle colder
bar
noun
the long thin part of an electric fire that becomes red and produces heat
boiler
noun
a machine that heats water and provides hot water for a heating system in a house
burner
noun
an object used for heating or burning something
central heating
noun
a system for heating a whole building by sending hot air or water through pipes to all the rooms
convector
noun
a piece of electrical equipment used for heating a room by moving warm air around it
dehumidifier
noun
a piece of equipment that removes water from the atmosphere
fan
noun
a machine with blades that turn and move the air in a room to make it feel less hot
fan heater
noun
a piece of electrical equipment that blows out hot air, used for heating a room
fire
noun
a piece of equipment that uses electricity or gas to heat a room
flue
noun
a metal tube that takes smoke and heat from a fire to the outside of a building
furnace
noun
a large enclosed container in which you burn fuel, used for heating a building or for an industrial process such as making metal liquid
gas fire
noun
a piece of equipment like a fireplace that makes a room warm by burning gas
GCH
abbreviation
gas central heating
geyser
noun
a machine used especially in the past for heating water in some houses
the heat
noun
the amount of heat produced by an oven or a heating system
heat
noun
the heating system in a building
heater
noun
a piece of equipment used for making a place warm or for heating water
heating
noun
equipment that produces the heat used for heating a building
immersion
noun
an immersion heater
immersion heater
noun
a piece of electrical equipment that heats water for use in the home. An immersion heater is often simply called an immersion.
ionizer
noun
a piece of equipment used for improving the quality of the air in a room
lag
verb
to cover water pipes with a special material that stops the water freezing in cold weather
lagging
noun
thick material used for covering water pipes or a boiler (=container for hot water)
punkah
noun
a piece of equipment used for making the air cold in a room. It consists of a large flat piece of cloth that hangs from the ceiling, and moves backwards and forwards when you pull a rope.
radiator
noun
a large metal object on a wall that is used for heating a room
register
noun
a flat piece of metal that you can open and close to control the flow of air in a heating system
storage heater
noun
a heater that uses electricity at night, when it is cheaper
stove
noun
a machine or a piece of equipment that provides heat for cooking or heating a room
ventilate
verb
to allow fresh air to enter a room or building
ventilation
noun
the movement of fresh air around a room or building, or a system that allows this to happen
ventilator
noun
a machine that brings fresh air into a room or building and moves it around
