heater
['hitɚ]
n. 热器, 丝, 热

[] 热器

[医] 热器

1. The heater in my car doesn't work properly.
   汽里暖气设备点毛病。
2. He is bathing by heater.
   正热器洗。

heater
[ noun ]

1. device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

<noun.artifact>

2. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

<noun.act>
he swung late on the fastball
he showed batters nothing but smoke

Heater \Heat"er\ (h[=e]t"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, heats.

2. Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or
other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to
something, or to contain something to be heated.

3. A pistol or other carryable firearm; as, gunmen with their
heaters bulging in their pockets. [slang]
[PJC]

{Feed heater}. See under {Feed}.