heat pump

noun

: an apparatus for heating or cooling (such as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (such as the ground, water, or outside air)

Examples of heat pump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The project also required coordinated operation between the large heat pump and the mechanical vapor recompression unit across all operating phases, with system integration and process control designed to ensure stable and efficient performance under varying production conditions. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026

Della specializes in mini split heat pumps, HVAC and modern home appliances. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Whereas some of our other, perhaps more innovative projects—like the hot water heat pumps, which are still ongoing—are capital-intensive and not everyone can do them yet. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026

If one in 10 households that heat their homes with natural gas switched to electric heat pumps, the result would be about 11 billion pounds of carbon dioxide avoided annually, comparable to taking 1 million cars off the road. —Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heat pump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• rump
• slump

Kids Definition

heat pump

noun

: a device for heating or cooling a building by transferring heat contained in a fluid to or from the building