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

More mechanical cooling, through conventional air-conditioning or less carbon-intensive technologies like heat pumps and geothermal systems, seems inevitable, even in France. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The improvement was largely driven by higher consumer purchases of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as well as batteries for home energy storage and electric heat pumps. — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

South Korean researchers aim to fix this problem using the new heat pump system. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Most of these heat pump projects have payback periods that can range from five to eight years, which is an issue since textile manufacturers tend to support decarbonization projects with a much smaller payback period of three years or less. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 31 July 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