calefaction

[ kal-uh-fak-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of heating.
2. a heated state.

Other Words From

• cale·factive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of calefaction¹

1540–50; < Latin calefactiōn- (stem of calefactiō ) a making warm, equivalent to cale- warm (stem of calēre to be warm) + factiōn- a making; faction ¹

Example Sentences

Calefaction, kal-e-fak′shun, adj. act of heating: state of being heated.

From Project Gutenberg

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