calefaction
[ kal-uh-fak-shuh n ]
/ ˌkæl əˈfæk ʃən /
noun
the act of heating.
a heated state.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM calefaction
cal·e·fac·tive, adjectiveWords nearby calefaction
caledonia,
caledonian,
caledonian canal,
calef.,
calefacient,
calefaction,
calefactory,
calendar,
calendar art,
calendar clock,
calendar day
Example sentences from the Web for calefaction
Calefaction, kal-e-fak′shun, adj. act of heating: state of being heated.