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Convector

Definition: Convector

Convector

Noun

1. A space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Crosswords: Convector

Specialty definitions using "convector": stack height. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Convector

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In Roman mythology, the god Convector oversaw the bringing in of the crops from the fields.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Convector."

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Commercial Usage: Convector

DomainTitle

References

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Electric Convector Space Heaters (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Convector

"Convector" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Convector" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%2078,262

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Convector

Expression using "convector": skirting fan convector. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "convector": convector-cum-night.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Convector

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

convector

14

convector heater

5

okuma convector

3

cassette convector fan

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Convector

Language Translations for "convector"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

热"对流器. (various references)

   

Czech

  

konvektor. (various references)

   

Danish

  

individuel opvarmning ved flisekaminer med varmluftkanaler (individual heating by tiled convector stove and warm air distribution via ducts). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

individuele verwarming met kachels van keramische steen-warmeluchtcirculatie door luchtkanalen (individual heating by tiled convector stove and warm air distribution via ducts). (various references)

   

French

  

chauffage individuel par poêle convecteur en faience et distribution d'air chaud par gaine (individual heating by tiled convector stove and warm air distribution via ducts), plinthe chauffante (skirting fan convector). (various references)

   

German

  

Konvektionsleiter. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

θερμοπομπόσ (radiator). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

konvektor. (various references)

   

Italian

  

convettore, termoconvettore. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onvectorcay

   

Turkish

  

konvektör, ısıyayar. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

lò sưởi đối lưu. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Convector

Derivations

Words beginning with "convector": convectors. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Convector" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conector, consector, conventor, Convitto, covetor. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Convector

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-e-n-o-o-r-t-v"

-1 letter: concerto.

-2 letters: concert, convect, convert, coronet.

-3 letters: cooter, cornet, corvet, covert, croton, enroot, vector.

-4 letters: cento, conte, conto, cooer, coven, cover, covet, crone, croon, noter, overt, recon, recto, roven, tenor, toner, trone, trove, voter.

-5 letters: cent, cero, coco, cone, coon, coot, core, corn, cote, cove, croc, note, once, onto, oven, over, rent, root, rote, roto.

 Words containing the letters "c-c-e-n-o-o-r-t-v"
 

+1 letter: convectors.

 

+3 letters: coacervation, contraoctave, reconviction.

 

+4 letters: coacervations, contraoctaves, overconstruct, preconviction, reconvictions.

 

+5 letters: overconstructs, overcorrecting, overcorrection, preconvictions.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography


  

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