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calefaction

[ kal-uh-fak-shuh n ]
/ ˌkæl əˈfæk ʃən /
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noun

the act of heating.
a heated state.

RELATED WORDS

heat, cold, climate, condition, warmth, fever, febricity, pyrexia, degrees, torridity, fervor, sultriness, incandescence, warmness, hotness, swelter

Nearby words

caledonia, caledonian, caledonian canal, calef., calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calendar, calendar art, calendar clock, calendar day

Origin of calefaction

1540–50; < Latin calefactiōn- (stem of calefactiō) a making warm, equivalent to cale- warm (stem of calēre to be warm) + factiōn- a making; see faction1

Related forms

cal·e·fac·tive, adjective
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