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calefaction

calefaction

9.9
To make something warm, often by using heat
  • noun
  • /ˌkælɪˈfækʃən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : calefacción
  • The calefaction of the water in the boiler made it ready for the heating system to function.

Examples

  • Also, it is said they prescribe an elixir of potable gold, claiming this will suffuse interior organs to insulate us against mortal requirements because gold does neither rot nor melt, although subject to lengthy burial with extensive calefaction.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Thus, the first step is calefaction of dross, whereby we elevate lead toward that fulfillment which proceeds from annihilation of the self.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The key to the success of this accurate artifact is the acute calefaction that is created by the bowl plates.

    Blog text (25)

  • The calefaction from the heating system kept the entire house warm during winter.

  • Good calefaction is necessary to maintain an effective greenhouse environment for the plants.

Synonyms

warming
vscalefaction
354 1.8

A rise in temperature that makes something hotter

is about being made warm specifically by artificial or deliberate means
heating
vscalefaction
23 1.0

The process of something becoming or being made warm

is mainly about being made warm by artificial or deliberate methods
incalescence
vscalefaction
9.9

Becoming warm and starting to give off heat

is used for being made warm often by artificial or deliberate methods

How Warm

warming
354 1.8
calefaction
  • Archaic
9.9
heating
23 1.0

Surface Forms

calefaction singular
calefactions plural

Morphology

calefaction = calefact + ion

Built from a Latin combining form (calefact-) plus the nominalizing suffix -ion; there is no recognizable modern English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from known English morphemes.

Etymology

Calefaction comes from Latin words that mean 'to be warm' and 'to make': calēre 'to be warm' and facere 'to make'. So calefaction simply means 'warming' or the process of making something warm, and it is related to the familiar word calorie, which also comes from the same heat root.