central heating

Definition of central heating

  1. :  a system that heats all parts of a building The house has central heating.

Word by Word Definitions

  1. :  containing or constituting a center

    :  of primary importance :  essential, principal

    :  situated at, in, or near the center

  1. :  a telephone exchange or operator

    :  a central office or bureau usually controlling others

    :  a center or hub for a specified activity or group

heatplay heating
  1. :  to become warm or hot

    :  to start to spoil from heat

    :  to make warm or hot

  1. :  a condition of being hot :  warmth

    :  a marked or notable degree of hotness

    :  pathological excessive bodily temperature

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