calefaction

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin calefactiō, calefactiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkælɪˈfækʃən/ === Noun === calefaction (countable and uncountable, plural calefactions) The act of warming or heating. The state or condition of being heated. ==== Quotations ==== ==== Related terms ==== calefactive calefactory calefy === 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 oblique singular, f (oblique plural calefactions, nominative singular calefaction, nominative plural calefactions) calefaction (production of heat) ==== Related terms ==== chaufer chalor chaloir / chaleir eschalfer ==== Descendants ==== French: caléfaction