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HEAT PUMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heat pump mean? 

HEAT PUMP (noun)
  The noun HEAT PUMP has 1 sense:

1. apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a buildingplay

  Familiarity information: HEAT PUMP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEAT PUMP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("heat pump" is a kind of...):

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)


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