Definition of Heating. Meaning of Heating. Synonyms of Heating

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Definition of Heating

Heating
Heat Heat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heated; p. pr. & vb. n. Heating.] [OE. heten, AS. h?tan, fr. h[=a]t hot. See Hot.] 1. To make hot; to communicate heat to, or cause to grow warm; as, to heat an oven or furnace, an iron, or the like. Heat me these irons hot. --Shak. 2. To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish. Pray, walk softly; do not heat your blood. --Shak. 3. To excite ardor in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions. A noble emulation heats your breast. --Dryden.
Heating
Heating Heat"ing, a. That heats or imparts heat; promoting warmth or heat; exciting action; stimulating; as, heating medicines or applications. Heating surface (Steam Boilers), the aggregate surface exposed to fire or to the heated products of combustion, esp. of all the plates or sheets that are exposed to water on their opposite surfaces; -- called also fire surface.

Meaning of Heating from wikipedia

- expand on heating. In this cir****stance, heating a body at a constant volume increases the pressure it exerts on its constraining walls, while heating at a...
- Joule heating (also known as resistive, resistance, or Ohmic heating) is the process by which the p****age of an electric current through a conductor produces...
- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an...
- insulated pipes for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating. The heat is often obtained from a cogeneration...
- A heating element converts electrical energy into heat through the process of Joule heating. Electric current running through the element encounters resistance...
- Water heating is a heat transfer process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water include...
- The heating value (or energy value or calorific value) of a substance, usually a fuel or food (see food energy), is the amount of heat released during...
- Electric heating is a process in which electrical energy is converted directly to heat energy. Common applications include space heating, cooking, water...
- A central heating system provides warmth to a number of spaces within a building from one main source of heat. It is a component of heating, ventilation...
- Dielectric heating, also known as electronic heating, radio frequency heating, and high-frequency heating, is the process in which a radio frequency (RF)...