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calefaction

/ˌkælɪˈfækʃən/

calefaction noun: the act of warming or heating.

Noun

calefaction (countable and uncountable, plural calefactions)

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

Forms of calefaction

pluralcalefactions

Origin of calefaction

Borrowed from Latin calefactiō, calefactiōnem.

Questions about calefaction

What does calefaction mean?
Calefaction means the act of warming or heating.
What part of speech is calefaction?
Calefaction is a noun.
How do you pronounce calefaction?
Calefaction is pronounced /ˌkælɪˈfækʃən/.
What is the plural of calefaction?
The plural of calefaction is calefactions.

Words near calefaction in the dictionary

  1. caleefs
  2. caleeoon
  3. caleeoons
  4. calefacient
  5. calefacients
  6. calefaction
  7. calefactions
  8. calefactive
  9. calefactor
  10. calefactories
  11. calefactors

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