heating

heat-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The process or system of supplying heat to a building or room.

  2. 2.

    The action of making something warm or hot.

  3. 3.

    (verb) Present participle of "heat."

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    central heating — a system that heats an entire building from one source
  • •
    underfloor heating — heating installed beneath the floor
  • •
    heating system — the equipment used to heat a building

Related words

Antonyms: cooling
See also: cooling, heat, heater, warm
Synonyms: warming, warmth

Etymology

From Old English haetan ("to heat") with the suffix -ing. The noun sense referring to a heating system developed in the 19th century with the advent of central heating technology.