Energy Production Terminology

noun a device that produces heat, especially for heating a room or building

• The central heating system includes a high-efficiency heater to keep the house warm.
• I always crank up the heater when it gets chilly in the evenings.
• I'm freezing, can you turn on the heater please?
• His passion for music was like a heater, warming the hearts of everyone around him.

noun a combustion process that occurs in some jet engines after they have passed through the turbine, increasing the thrust produced

• The afterburn effect is the increase in metabolism that occurs after a high-intensity workout.
• I always feel the afterburn from a tough workout the next day.
• I love that afterburn feeling after a killer workout!
• The afterburn of their argument lingered long after they had made up.