CALEFACTION

calefaction, incalescence

(noun) the property of being warming

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

calefaction (countable and uncountable, plural calefactions)

The act of warming or heating.

The state or condition of being heated.

Source: Wiktionary


Cal`e*fac"tion, n. Etym: [L. calefactio: cf. F. caléfaction.]

1. The act of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by communication of heat from other bodies.

2. The state of being heated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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