# heating

Pronunciation: say "HEE-ting" /ˈhiːtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A system that raises and maintains the temperature inside a room or building.
   - Simple: The system that keeps the rooms in a building warm.
   - _The building's central heating runs on natural gas._
   - _Older apartments often have unreliable heating during cold snaps._
2. The action or process of making something hot.
   - Simple: The act of making something hot.
   - _The heating of metals causes them to expand._
   - _Uneven heating left part of the casserole cold._

## Verb

3. Present participle of heat. — present participle and gerund of heat
   - Simple: Present participle of heat. Use this form for something that is happening now.
   - _The furnace is heating the entire building tonight._
   - _Volunteers are heating soup for everyone at the shelter._

## Adjective

4. Producing heat, or serving to make something warm.
   - Simple: Giving off heat to make things warm.
   - _The ointment has a gentle heating effect on the skin._
   - _Engineers tested the heating element under a heavy load._

## Origin

Formed from "heat" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/heating (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).