heating (n.)

"action of making hot," late 14c., verbal noun from heat (v.).

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Old English hætan "to make hot; to become hot," from Proto-Germanic *haita- (see heat (n.)). Related: Heated (with many variants in Middle English); heating. Bartlett ("Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848) reports that het, as past tense and past participle of heat, is "Often heard in the mouths of illiterate people." Compare Middle Dutch heeten, Dutch heten, German heizen "to heat."

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Definitions of heating

heating (n.)

the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature;

Synonyms: warming

heating (n.)

utility to warm a building;

they have radiant heating

the heating system wasn't working

Synonyms: heating system / heating plant / heat

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