calandria

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noun

A form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.

OriginSpanish calandria →
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Meanings

nouncalandria (plural calandrias)

plural calandrias

  1. A form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.
  2. A thermosyphon reboiler.
  3. beveragesA heating element within a brew kettle.

Origin

  1. Spanishcalandria“machine with cylinders”
  2. Englishcalandria

Borrowed from Spanish calandria (“machine with cylinders”). First attested in 1886 in the sugar industry.

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APA

calandria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calandria

MLA

“calandria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calandria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calandria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calandria.

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