calorifere

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noun

An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.

OriginFrench calorifère ← Latin calor →
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Meanings

nouncalorifere (plural caloriferes)

plural caloriferes

  1. datedAn apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.

Origin

  1. Latincalor“heat”
  2. Frenchcalorifère
  3. Englishcalorifere

From French calorifère, from Latin calor (“heat”) + ferre (“to bear”).

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APA

calorifere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorifere

MLA

“calorifere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorifere. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calorifere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorifere.

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