Definitions

calefaction

[kal-uh-fak-shuhn] / ˌkæl əˈfæk ʃən /

NOUN

heat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fever hot weather warmth

STRONG

fieriness hotness incalescence incandescence sultriness torridity warmness

WEAK

calidity dog days greenhouse effect heatwave hot spell torridness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

chill

WEAK

cold cool coolness frigidity

NOUN

hotness

Synonyms

STRONG

fervor fever fieriness incalescence incandescence sultriness torridity warmness warmth

WEAK

calidity dog days heatwave hot spell hot weather swelter torridness

Antonyms

STRONG

chill

NOUN

temperature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climate cold condition heat warmth

STRONG

degrees febricity feverishness incalescence pyrexia

WEAK

body heat thermal reading

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cool

NOUN

torridity

Synonyms

STRONG

fervor fever fieriness hotness incalescence incandescence sultriness warmness warmth

WEAK

calidity dog days heatwave hot spell hot weather swelter torridness

Antonyms

STRONG

chill

NOUN

torridness

Synonyms

WEAK

calidity dog days fervor fever fieriness heatwave hot spell hot weather hotness incalescence incandescence sultriness swelter torridity warmness warmth

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

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

Calefaction -- N. increase of temperature; heating &c. v.; calefaction†, tepefaction†, torrefaction†; melting, fusion; liquefaction &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

calefaction

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