central heating

noun

Any of various heating systems in which a central source of heat is used to distribute heat (and sometimes hot water) throughout a building in a controlled manner.

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Meanings

nouncentral heating (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny of various heating systems in which a central source of heat is used to distribute heat (and sometimes hot water) throughout a building in a controlled manner.

Translations

Arabic تَدْفِئَة مَرْكَزِيَّة
  • تَدْفِئَة مَرْكَزِيَّةheating system
Bulgarian централно отопление
  • централно отопление (centralno otoplenie)heating system
Catalan calefacció central
  • calefacció centralheating system
Chinese Mandarin 集中供熱 /集中供热, 中央暖氣系統 /中央暖气系统
  • 集中供熱 /集中供热 (jízhōng gōngrè)heating system
  • 中央暖氣系統 /中央暖气系统 (zhōngyāng nuǎnqì xìtǒng)heating system
  • 暖氣 /暖气 (nuǎnqì)heating system
Czech ústřední topení
  • ústřední topeníheating system
Danish centralvarme
  • centralvarmeheating system
Dutch centrale verwarming
  • centrale verwarmingheating system
Esperanto centra hejtado
  • centra hejtadoheating system
Finnish keskuslämmitys
  • keskuslämmitysheating system
French chauffage central
  • chauffage centralheating system
German Zentralheizung
  • Zentralheizungheating system
Hungarian központi fűtés
  • központi fűtésheating system
Italian riscaldamento centralizzato
  • riscaldamento centralizzatoheating system
Japanese セントラルヒーティング
  • セントラルヒーティング (sentoraruhītingu)heating system
Korean 중앙 난방
  • 중앙 난방 (jung'ang nanbang)heating system
Norwegian Bokmål sentralvarme
  • sentralvarmeheating system
Persian شوفاژ
  • شوفاژ (šofâž)heating system
Polish centralne ogrzewanie
  • centralne ogrzewanieheating system
Portuguese calefação
  • calefaçãoheating system
Romanian încălzire centrală
  • încălzire centralăheating system
Russian центра́льное отопле́ние
  • центра́льное отопле́ние (centrálʹnoje otoplénije)heating system
Scottish Gaelic teasachadh meadhanach
  • teasachadh meadhanachheating system
Spanish calefacción central
  • calefacción centralheating system
Swedish centralvärme
  • centralvärmeheating system
Turkish merkezî ısıtma, merkezî sistem
  • merkezî ısıtmaheating system
  • merkezî sistemheating system
Ukrainian центра́льне опа́лення
  • центра́льне опа́лення (centrálʹne opálennja)heating system
Welsh gwres canolog
  • gwres canologheating system
Yiddish צענטראַל־הייצונג
  • צענטראַל־הייצונג (tsentral-heytsung)heating system
Cite this entry
APA

central heating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20heating

MLA

“central heating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20heating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “central heating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20heating.

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