convector

[ kuhn-vek-ter ]

noun

1. any fluid or device transferring heat by convection.

convector

/ kənˈvɛktə /

noun

1. a space-heating device from which heat is transferred to the surrounding air by convection

Word History and Origins

Origin of convector¹

First recorded in 1905–10; convect + -or ²

Example Sentences

Related: VMAs 2015: the MTV Video Music Awards – as it happened The story is Ray Bradbury’s The Toynbee Convector, and it goes like this: a time traveler appears bearing news of an improved future, where prosperous and satisfied humans live peacefully in harmony with nature.

From The Guardian

In one story in his 1988 collection “The Toynbee Convector,” a ghost grows pale and ill when surrounded by cynics and intellectuals but begins to revive when a group of children gather, avowing their belief in him, much the way Tinkerbell was resuscitated in “Peter Pan” by the audience’s applause.

From New York Times

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