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calorifere

calorifere noun: an apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.

Noun

calorifere (plural caloriferes)

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

Forms of calorifere

pluralcaloriferes

Origin of calorifere

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

Questions about calorifere

What does calorifere mean?
Calorifere means an apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.
What part of speech is calorifere?
Calorifere is a noun.
What is the plural of calorifere?
The plural of calorifere is caloriferes.

Words near calorifere in the dictionary

  1. calorie-restricted
  2. calorieful
  3. calorieless
  4. calories
  5. calorifacient
  6. calorifere
  7. caloriferes
  8. caloriferous
  9. calorifiant
  10. calorific
  11. calorific ray

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