What does radiator mean?
Word: Radiator
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Radiator means a metal panel fixed to a wall and filled with hot water or steam to warm a room.
How do you spell radiator?
Syllables: ra - di - a - tor
Tricky part: The i in the middle is the letter that vanishes. Said fast, the word seems to need one beat fewer, and that vowel drops out.
Watch out for: raditor, radeator
Memory tip: In the middle of a cold room stands the radiator; in the middle of the word stands its i.
Radiator in a sentence
Example 1: The radiator in my aunt's house in London hummed softly all night.
Example 2: Snow fell outside while we warmed our hands on the radiator.
Example 3: The mechanic topped up the water in the car's radiator before the long drive.
Fun Fact
Despite its name, a home radiator warms a room mostly by heating the air around it, and that warm air then rises and moves about.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
trodiraa
a) radiator
b) radiation
c) mediator
d) radiant
Show answer
a) radiator. The second r among these letters rules out the other three, none of which has one.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
In Shimla we dried our wet socks on the hotel radiater during the winter holidays.
a) holidays
b) hotel
c) socks
d) radiater
Show answer
d) radiater. The ending matches that of visitor and actor.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
raddiator
a) d
b) a
c) i
d) o
Show answer
a) d. One d is all it needs, just as in radio.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) thermostat
b) refrigirator
c) radiator
d) ventilator
Show answer
b) refrigirator. Refrigerator has an e, not an i, after the g.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In which weather would you most want a radiator turned on?
a) on a warm spring noon
b) on a sunny afternoon
c) on a humid monsoon day
d) on a snowy evening
Show answer
d) on a snowy evening
2. What job does the radiator in a car do?
a) It helps to charge the battery
b) It stops the engine getting too hot
c) It keeps the seats warm in winter
d) It pumps air into the tyres
Show answer
b) It stops the engine getting too hot
