Definition of Immersion heater

1. Noun. A heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank).

Generic synonyms: Heating Element

Definition of Immersion heater

1. Noun. A device for supplying domestic hot water in which a thermostatically-controlled heating element is immersed within a tank of water ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Immersion Heater

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immersable
immerse
immersed
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immersible
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immersion
immersion bath
immersion blender
immersion blenders
immersion foot
immersion heater (current term)
immersion lens
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immersion of a lens
immersional
immersionism
immersionist
immersionists
immersions
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immersively
immesh
immeshed

Literary usage of Immersion heater

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Laboratory Projects in Physics: A Manual of Practical Experiments for Beginners by Frederick F. Good (1920)
"Do not heat an immersion heater out- HO vo/te/ectric current out/et Socket ... Wiring for the electric immersion heater. side of the water, as it may become ..."

2. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"Remember that recommended materials of construction for your tank may not survive as sheathing for the immersion heater. The sheath of an immersion heater ..."

3. Electric Heating by Edgar Andrew Wilcox (1916)
"The above curves were plotted from observations taken on the 24-hour operation of a 1500-watt thermally-controlled Therm-Elect immersion heater installed in ..."

4. Cyclopedia of Applied Electricity: A General Reference Work on Direct by American Technical Society (1913)
"Westinghouse immersion heater. Disk Type iron is merely placed in position and the ... Westinghouse immersion heater, Bayonet Type steam generation, etc. ..."

5. Cyclopedia of Applied Electricity: A General Reference Work on Direct by American Technical Society (1916)
"Westinghouse immersion heater, Disk Type iron is merely placed in position and the ... Westinghouse immersion heater, Bayonet Type 4 steam generation, etc. ..."

6. Elements of Electricity: A Practical Discussion of the Fundamental Laws and by Robert Andrews Millikan, Edwin Sherwood Bishop, American Technical Society (1917)
"The most commonly used electric devices for heating small quantities of water in the home are the disk stove, teakettle, and immersion heater, similar to ..."

7. Electric Cooking, Heating, Cleaning, Etc.: Being a Manual of Electricity in by Maud Lucas Lancaster (1914)
"If desired, an additional immersion heater could be fitted, ... This auxiliary immersion heater could be controlled automatically by a thermosta and ..."

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