Heater 925367 225354341 2008-07-13T06:51:04Z Roadstaa 6880161 /* Songs */ {{Merge|heating|Talk:Heating|date=June 2007}} {{Wiktionary}} A '''heater''' is any object that emits [[heat]] or causes another body to achieve a higher [[temperature]]. In a household or domestic setting, heaters are commonly used to generate [[heating]] (ie. warmth). In [[electronics]], the term may refer to the [[Electrical filament|filament]] in a [[vacuum tube]] that heats the [[cathode]] to aid in thermionic emission of [[electron]]s. Also: American slang (mid-20th cent.) for a handgun. ==Types of heaters== *[[Block heater]] *[[Cathy heater]] *[[Central heating|Central heater]] *[[Convector heater]] *[[Dielectric heating|Dielectric heater]] *[[District heating|District heater]] *[[Electric heating|Electric heater]] *[[Fan heater]] *[[FRH|Flameless ration heater]] *[[Gas heater]] *[[Geothermal heating|Geothermal heater]] *[[Heating pad]] *[[Hydronics|Hydronic heater]] *[[Induction heating|Induction heater]] *[[Kerosene heater]] *[[Oil heater]] *[[Pre Heater]] *[[Radioisotope heater unit]] *[[Salamander heater]] *[[Solar furnace]] *[[Solar heating|Solar heater]] *[[Space heating|Space heater]] *[[Storage heater]] *[[Underfloor heating]] *[[Water heating|Water heater]] (see also [[Heater (aquarium)|Aquarium heater]]) *[[Wood fuel|Wood heater]] ==Songs== *[[Heater (Muttonbirds song)]] - a song by [[Muttonbirds]] *[[Heater (Samim song)]], a song by [[Samim]] ==See also== *[[Danny Heater]], basketball record holder *[[Heater shield]], a type of shield *[[Heating element]] [[Category:HVAC]] [[Category:Heaters|*]] [[es:Calefactor]] [[pl:Nagrzewnica]] [[pt:Aquecedor]] [[zh:暖器]]