Meanings
nounheat exchanger (plural heat exchangers)
plural heat exchangers
- natural sciencesAny device (such as a radiator) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall.
The transmission oil is cooled in a heat exchanger through which the cooling water is circulated, to assist rapid warming of the engine system and to bring engine and transmission into their true interdependence.
1960 June, “The N.B. Loco. Co. diesel-hydraulic Type "2" locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 345
Translations
Catalan intercanviador de calor
- intercanviador de calordevice for transferring heat
Finnish lämmönvaihdin, lämmönsiirrin
- lämmönvaihdindevice for transferring heat
- lämmönsiirrindevice for transferring heat
German Wärmetauscher
- Wärmetauscherdevice for transferring heat
Greek εναλλάκτης θερμότητας
- εναλλάκτης θερμότητας (enalláktis thermótitas)device for transferring heat
Irish malartóir teasa
- malartóir teasadevice for transferring heat
Italian scambiatore di calore
- scambiatore di caloredevice for transferring heat
Norwegian Bokmål varmeveksler
- varmevekslerdevice for transferring heat
Polish wymiennik ciepła
- wymiennik ciepładevice for transferring heat
Russian теплообме́нник
- теплообме́нник (teploobménnik)device for transferring heat
Spanish intercambiador de calor
- intercambiador de calordevice for transferring heat
Tagalog pampalitang-init
- pampalitang-initdevice for transferring heat
Turkish eşanjör
- eşanjördevice for transferring heat
Cite this entry
APA
heat exchanger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20exchanger
MLA
“heat exchanger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20exchanger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat exchanger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20exchanger.
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