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 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

The company’s key products for data centers are thermal connectors and heat exchangers. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

To mitigate non-radioactive risks, the Antares design uses sodium to take heat from the reactor to a heat exchanger. — ArsTechnica, 5 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

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