calefaction
See also: caléfaction
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin calefactiō, calefactiōnem.
Noun
calefaction (countable and uncountable, plural calefactions)
- The act of warming or heating.
- The state or condition of being heated.
Quotations
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, episode 17:
- What advantages were possessed by an occupied, as distinct from an unoccupied bed? The removal of nocturnal solitude, the superior quality of human (mature female) to inhuman (hotwaterjar) calefaction.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin calefactiō, calefactiōnem.
Noun
calefaction f (oblique plural calefactions, nominative singular calefaction, nominative plural calefactions)
- calefaction (production of heat)
Related terms
- chaufer
- chalor
- chaloir / chaleir
- eschalfer
Descendants
- French: caléfaction