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A device that transfers thermal energy between spaces using a refrigeration cycle, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: apparatus, setup
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Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
bomba de calor
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Dutch:
warmtepomp
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Finnish:
lämpöpumppu
— device that transfers thermal energy
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French:
thermopompe
— device that transfers thermal energy
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French:
pompe à chaleur
— device that transfers thermal energy
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German:
Wärmepumpe
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Hebrew:
משאבת חום
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Hebrew:
מַשְׁאֵבַת חֹם
(mash'evát khóm)
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Hungarian:
hőszivattyú
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Icelandic:
varmadæla
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Italian:
pompa di calore
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Italian:
termopompa
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Japanese:
ヒートポンプ
(hītoponpu)
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Norwegian Bokmål:
varmepumpe
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
varmepumpe
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Polish:
pompa ciepła
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Portuguese:
bomba de calor
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Romanian:
pompă de căldură
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Spanish:
bomba de calor
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Swedish:
värmepump
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Tagalog:
sigloy-init
— device that transfers thermal energy
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Turkish:
ısı pompası
— device that transfers thermal energy