Heater (disambiguation)
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Heater
is an object that emits heat.
Heater may also refer to:
In electronics:
In music:
In other fields:
Heater
A heater is an object that emits heat or causes another body to achieve a higher temperature. In a household or domestic setting, heaters are usually appliances whose purpose is to generate heating...
is an object that emits heat.
Heater may also refer to:
In electronics:
- Filament in a vacuum tubeVacuum tubeIn electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube , or thermionic valve , reduced to simply "tube" or "valve" in everyday parlance, is a device that relies on the flow of electric current through a vacuum...
that heats the cathodeCathodeA cathode is an electrode through which electric current flows out of a polarized electrical device. Mnemonic: CCD .Cathode polarity is not always negative...
to aid in thermionic emission of electronElectronThe electron is a subatomic particle with a negative elementary electric charge. It has no known components or substructure; in other words, it is generally thought to be an elementary particle. An electron has a mass that is approximately 1/1836 that of the proton...
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In music:
- Heater (Muttonbirds song), a song by Muttonbirds
- Heater (Samim song)Heater (Samim song)Heater is a polka-tech house instrumental tune by Samim. The instrumental contains a sample of the popular in the 1950s Colombian cumbia La Cumbia Cienaguera a version by Alberto Pacheco....
, a song by SamimSamim-Biography:Winiger is of Iranian descent. With Michal Ho he brought out several tracks under the name "Samim & Michal". He has also worked with Jay Haze as Bearback and Fuckpony. In 2004, Samim temporarily stopped his work after he developed cancer. However, shortly after he brought out several... - Heaters (illScarlett song), a song by IllScarlettIllScarlettIllScarlett is a Canadian rock and reggae band.Their sound can be defined as pop infused rock reggae. They have made a name for themselves in the Canadian music scene and are making their name known throughout the United States and around the world...
In other fields:
- HandgunHandgunA handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from long guns such as rifles and shotguns ....
, in American slang (mid-20th cent.) - Danny HeaterDanny HeaterDanny Heater is an American record holder for the highest single game scoring performance by one player in high school basketball history worldwide....
, basketball record holder - Heater shieldHeater shieldThe heater shield or heater-shaped shield is a form of European medieval shield, developing from the early medieval kite shield in ca. the mid 13th century....
, a type of shield - Heating elementHeating elementA heating element converts electricity into heat through the process of Joule heating. Electric current through the element encounters resistance, resulting in heating of the element....
- Slang term for a fastballFastballThe fastball is the most common type of pitch in baseball. Some "power pitchers," such as Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, have thrown it at speeds of 95–106 mph and up to 108.1 mph , relying purely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit...
pitch in baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...