Calefaction

  • 11calefaction — calefactive, adj. /kal euh fak sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of heating. 2. a heated state. [1540 50; < L calefaction (s. of calefactio) a making warm, equiv. to cale warm (s. of calere to be warm) + faction a making; see FACTION] * * * …

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  • 12CALÉFACTION — n. f. T. didactique Action d’échauffer ou de s’échauffer ou Résultat de cette action. Il est peu usité …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 13calefaction — noun a) The act of warming or heating. b) The state or condition of being heated …

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  • 14caléfaction — (ka lé fa ksion) s. f. Terme didactique. Action de faire chauffer ; chaleur causée par le feu. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Provenç. calefactio ; du latin calefactionem, de calere, être chaud (voy. chaud), et factio, action de faire (voy. faction) …

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  • 15calefaction — Synonyms and related words: cooking, dielectric heating, electric heating, electronic heating, furnace heating, gas heating, heat exchange, heating, hot air heating, increase of temperature, induction heating, insolation, oil heating, panel&#8230; …

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  • 16calefaction — n. 1. Heating, warming. 2. Incalescence, hotness, warmth, becoming warm …

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  • 17calefaction — cal·e·fac·tion …

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  • 18calefaction — /kæləˈfækʃən/ (say kaluh fakshuhn) noun 1. the act of heating. 2. a heated state. {Latin calefactio} –calefactive, adjective …

  • 19calefaction — noun the property of being warming • Syn: ↑incalescence • Hypernyms: ↑hotness, ↑heat, ↑high temperature …

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  • 20calefacţie — CALEFÁCŢIE, calefacţii, s.f. (fiz.) Vaporizare intensă la suprafaţa de separaţie a unui lichid cu un corp solid încins, care le împiedică contactul direct. – Din fr. caléfaction. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  calefácţie s. f.&#8230; …

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