calefaction

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/ˌkælɪˈfækʃən/

noun

The act of warming or heating.

Similar
incalescence
OriginLatin calefactio →
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Meanings

nouncalefaction (countable and uncountable, plural calefactions)

plural calefactions

  1. countableuncountableThe act of warming or heating.
  2. countableuncountableThe state or condition of being heated.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being warming

Similar
incalescence
Broader
hotnessheathigh temperature
Also see
incalescence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincalefactio
  2. Latincalefactio
  3. Englishcalefaction

Borrowed from Latin calefactiō, calefactiōnem.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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