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单词 calefaction
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calefaction

[ kal-uh-fak-shuhn ]
/ ˌkæl əˈfæk ʃən /
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noun

the act of heating.
a heated state.

Origin of calefaction

1540–50; <Latin calefactiōn- (stem of calefactiō) a making warm, equivalent to cale- warm (stem of calēre to be warm) + factiōn- a making; see faction1

OTHER WORDS FROM calefaction

cal·e·fac·tive, adjective

Words nearby calefaction

Caledonia, Caledonian, Caledonian Canal, calef., calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calendar, calendar art, calendar clock, calendar day
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Example sentences from the Web for calefaction

  • Calefaction, kal-e-fak′shun, adj. act of heating: state of being heated.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
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