radiant heat
noun
: heat transmitted by radiation as contrasted with that transmitted by conduction or convection
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There are traditional Finnish saunas (dry heat/steam), infrared saunas (radiant heat), Turkish baths/hammams (can include a venik ritual where guests are flogged with branches) and Russian banyas (high-humidity steam).
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
These handy devices use electricity or oil to produce radiant heat, and are common in older homes without central heat or air.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
The previous owners had done much of the infrastructural groundwork, installing radiant heat beneath the chestnut floorboards, painting and papering the walls, and replacing windowpanes with historic glass.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2025
The modern rooms feature radiant heat floors, private decks and floor-to-ceiling views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
These handy devices use electricity or oil to produce radiant heat, and are common in older homes without central heat or air.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
The previous owners had done much of the infrastructural groundwork, installing radiant heat beneath the chestnut floorboards, painting and papering the walls, and replacing windowpanes with historic glass.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2025
The modern rooms feature radiant heat floors, private decks and floor-to-ceiling views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for radiant heat
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“Radiant heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiant%20heat. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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