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Pedestal coil

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004205

A heating radiator formed from several straight pipes joined together and stacked in horizontal rows, one over another, through which steam or hot water passes to warm a room. The term belongs to nineteenth-century steam-heating practice and is unrelated to the coils of wire used in metal detectors. It is recorded in English from 1895.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004205
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMechanical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Ständerspule; Spanish: serpentín de pedestal; French: serpentin de radiateur
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004205",
  "term": "Pedestal coil",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A heating radiator formed from several straight pipes joined together and stacked in horizontal rows, one over another, through which steam or hot water passes to warm a room. The term belongs to nineteenth-century steam-heating practice and is unrelated to the coils of wire used in metal detectors. It is recorded in English from 1895.",
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Ständerspule",
    "es": "serpentín de pedestal",
    "fr": "serpentin de radiateur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pedestal-coil/"
}

Record 4,575 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.