heat exchanger

noun

: a device (such as an automobile radiator) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix

Examples of heat exchanger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The assembly line of about eight stations handle different jobs, like installation of a water reservoir, heat exchanger and control board. —Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026

The number of heating and cooling systems and heat exchangers and radiators that is throughout that powertrain boggles the mind. —Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026

For instance, the Unit-2 reactor building now has three heat exchangers installed, whereas Unit-1 has none. —Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

The city hopes to siphon off some of that heat for the loop, using a technology called a heat exchanger placed directly inside a major sewage line. —Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heat exchanger

• arranger
• endanger
• changer
• danger
• manger
• ranger
• stranger

Kids Definition

heat exchanger

noun

: a device (as an automobile radiator) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix

Medical Definition

heat exchanger

noun

heat ex·​chang·​er -iks-ˌchānj-ər 

: a device (as in an apparatus for extracorporeal blood circulation) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix