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Meaning of "paraffin heater" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARAFFIN HEATER

paraffin heater  [ˈpærəfɪn ˈhiːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAFFIN HEATER

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conjunction
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Paraffin heater is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARAFFIN HEATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

paraffin heater

Kerosene heater

A kerosene heater, also known as a paraffin heater, is a portable, unvented, kerosene-fueled, space-heating device. In the United States they are used mainly for supplemental heat or as a source of emergency heat during a power outage. In some countries, particularly in Japan, they are used as the primary source of home heat. Most kerosene heaters produce between 3.3 and 6.8 kW.

Definition of paraffin heater in the English dictionary

The definition of paraffin heater in the dictionary is a heater which is fuelled by paraffin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAFFIN HEATER


akita
əˈkiːtə
beta
ˈbiːtə
eater
ˈiːtə
eta
ˈiːtə
heater
ˈhiːtə
liter
ˈliːtə
Lolita
ˌlɒˈliːtə
margarita
ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə
meter
ˈmiːtə
partita
pɑːˈtiːtə
peter
ˈpiːtə
preheater
priːˈhiːtə
reheater
ˌriːˈhiːtə
schechita
ʃeˈhiːtə
schechitah
ʃɛˈhiːtə
shehita
ʃɛˈhiːtə
shehitah
ʃɛˈhiːtə
superheater
ˌsuːpəˈhiːtə
tweeter
ˈtwiːtə
vita
ˈviːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARAFFIN HEATER

paradoxure
paradoxurine
paradoxy
paradrop
paraenesis
paraenetic
paraesthesia
paraesthetic
paraffin
paraffin lamp
paraffin oil
paraffin wax
paraffine
paraffinic
paraffinoid
paraffiny
paraffle
parafoil
paraform
paraformaldehyde

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAFFIN HEATER

beater
beefeater
cheater
defeater
eggbeater
fire-eater
four-seater
Greater
immersion heater
in hot water
meat-eater
movie theater
night storage heater
radiant heater
repeater
sweater
theater
treater
two-seater
water heater
windcheater

Synonyms and antonyms of paraffin heater in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paraffin heater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARAFFIN HEATER

Find out the translation of paraffin heater to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paraffin heater from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paraffin heater» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石蜡加热器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calentador de parafina
570 millions of speakers

English

paraffin heater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैराफिन हीटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سخان البارافين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парафин нагреватель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aquecedor de parafina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যারাফিন হিটার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paraffine chauffage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemanas parafin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Paraffin -Heizung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パラフィンヒーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파라핀 히터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paraffin pemanas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

paraffin nóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாராஃபின் ஹீட்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅराफिन हीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Parafin ısıtıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riscaldatore paraffina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podgrzewacz parafiny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парафін нагрівач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de încălzire parafină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θερμάστρα παραφίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paraffien verwarmer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paraffin värmare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parafinvarmer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paraffin heater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAFFIN HEATER»

The term «paraffin heater» is used very little and occupies the 156.960 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAFFIN HEATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paraffin heater

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAFFIN HEATER»

Discover the use of paraffin heater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paraffin heater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Esthetician's Guide to Client Safety and Wellness
Maintenance of a paraffin heater includes cleaning the unit once a month and wiping the exterior following each use. Provided for you are the steps for proper paraffin tank cleaning: 0 Place a long piece of gauze into the melted paraffin, ...
Judith Culp, Toni Campbell, 2012
2
Deadly Encounters: Two Victorian Sensations
The wick-type paraffin heater lias fallen from favour because it is not easily controlled thermostaticallv. fuel is expensive and waste is inevitable unless you are always at hand to adjust the wick. Nevertheless, a paraffin heater is so reliable that ...
Richard D. Altick, 2000
3
Orchid Specialist
Therefore, it is essential to open a ventilator (or operate an extractor fan) to remove fumes. Additionally, they create moisture; it has been estimated that when paraffin is burnt an equal volume of water Paraffin heater vapour is produced.
David Squire, 2005
4
OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2: ...
Microtomy Objective: The basket(s) of cassettes is/are removed from the processor and immersed in the paraffin-filled front chamber of the embedding station thermal console or the cassettes are moved to a separate paraffin heater. The first ...
OECD, 2011
5
Distant Dreams
A good friend of mine sent her children to a nanny who used a paraffin heater and left the children in the house and went shopping. Well, the paraffin heater released smoke, causing the children to choke to death. The nanny claimed that she ...
Claudia Lord-Lynch, 2014
6
African Women and Apartheid: Migration and Settlement in ...
53 For the majority of Grace Madikane's tenure in Cape Town, paraffin was the fuel of choice for heating, whether it was through secondary heat from using the Primus stove or through the paraffin heater she bought in 1976, which she has ...
Rebekah Lee, 2009
7
Diary of a Sapper
stole a paraffin heater from the RFA Geraint as we left, along with the loaf of bread and butter with which we lightened the cook's supplies; we had butter on done over a paraffin heater. And you wonder why I eat stuff that's fallen on the floor.
Julian Beirne, 2009
8
Trekking in Greenland: The Arctic Circle Trail
bench and table are available, along with a small cooking area and a paraffin heater. The hut is perched above a lovely sandy beach, where water can be obtained from the lake. The splendid larger building by the lake deserves a better name ...
Paddy Dillon, 2011
9
Nine Weeks at Hammersmith
room, stood a small upright paraffin heater. On top of the heater was a frying pan, it appeared that the old gentleman had done his cooking on this paraffin heater. A quick check on the services to the flat confirmed that both the gas and ...
Dave Wilson, 2007
10
Yachting
These units, the Taylors Diesel Heater and the Taylor Paraffin Heater, use the low-tech but highly dependable drip method of fuel delivery. Fuel consumption is a very modest 0.2 liters per hour at full heat, and the fuel tank holds 1.5 gallons.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAFFIN HEATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paraffin heater is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Trapped man burns to death
Chief of Makana Municipality's Fire Department, William Welkom, said the kicking over of a paraffin heater was the suspected cause of the fire. «Grocott's Mail Online, Jul 15»
2
John Niven: Happy birthday daughter - you are seven and truly …
I can still remember the smell of the paraffin heater, the brown swirl of the carpeting, as Safe European Home smashed out of the speakers. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
The people of that city live in the shadow of atomic horror: My book …
My home had a paraffin heater, a bathtub heated by gas, no flushing toilet and a tatami room with a paper sliding door. “I fell in love with it, my ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
4
Scotland face Qatar in a friendly as useful as a paraffin heater in an …
For Sepp Blatter, Qatar turned into a toxic graveyard. Get too close to this tiny, impossibly wealthy Gulf state and it's not Sharia law which sets ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
- Pensioner killed in paraffin blaze
"He was probably clumsily trying to fill a paraffin heater which he had off our parents and got covered in it by mistake. "He was probably trying to ... «Powys County Times, May 15»
6
Man, 70, died of severe burns, inquest told
She said she thought he had been trying to wash paraffin off himself after clumsily trying to fill their parents' paraffin heater and that he had ... «shropshirestar.com, May 15»
7
Nyaope boys target churches
The houses burglar bars went missing, then the steel bath tubs, my pots, kitchen utensils, paraffin heater, garden spades and forks are gone," ... «Sowetan Live, Mar 15»
8
Come election day, I hope my son makes his mark
I studied for my exams by candlelight, and lit a paraffin heater to keep my bedroom warm before getting up to do my paper round. I knew no ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
9
Do women really want men to play an equal role in parenting?
“You'd probably get drunk and stoned out of your head and let the baby starve or knock over the paraffin heater and you'd both burn to death.”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
10
South Australian Wooden Boat Festival ready to launch
She said “one freezing winter when the paraffin heater was hissing” Pete read an article about the Goolwa Wooden Boat Festival. The couple ... «The Times, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Paraffin heater [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/paraffin-heater>. May 2024 ».
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