heating
/ˈhiːtɪŋ/
heating noun: a system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater. Also the present participle and gerund of heat.
Noun
heating (countable and uncountable, plural heatings)
- A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
- We're hoping to have the new heating installed before winter.
- The act of making something hot.
- The crucible was subjected to several heatings.
- After repeated swagings and heatings […]1913, The Mineral Industry, volume 21, page 849
Adjective
heating (comparative more heating, superlative most heating)
- Causing heat.
Also used as
heating is also the present participle and gerund of heat.
heating meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
heating in Hindi
- system
- हीटिंग hīṭiṅg
heating in Tamil
- வெப்பமயமாதல், வெப்பமாக்குதல்
heating in Marathi
- गरम करणे
heating in Urdu
- ہیٹنگ, گرم کرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- heating in Telugu
- వేడిచేయడం
- heating in Malayalam
- ചൂടാക്കൽ
- heating in Kannada
- ಬಿಸಿಮಾಡುವುದು, ತಾಪನ
- heating in Punjabi
- ਹੀਟਿੰਗ
- heating in Gujarati
- હીટિંગ
- heating in Odia
- ଗରମ କରିବା
- heating in Nepali
- तताउने
- heating in Arabic
- تَدْفِئَة tadfiʔa
- heating in Persian
- گرمایش garmâyeš
Forms of heating
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | heatings |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more heating |
| superlative | most heating |
Origin of heating
From heat + -ing.
Words formed from heating
Phrases with heating
- heating up
- heating oils
- floor heating
- Joule heating
- space heating
- steam heating
- global heating
- central heating
- heating through
- district heating
- heating elements
- heating surfaces
5 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with heating
Questions about heating
- What does heating mean?
- Heating means a system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
- What is heating in Hindi?
- Heating in Hindi is हीटिंग (hīṭiṅg). See Heating meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is heating?
- Heating can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce heating?
- Heating is pronounced /ˈhiːtɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of heating?
- The plural of heating is heatings.
Words near heating in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: heating (page history and authors); heating (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heating (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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