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Webster 1913 Edition


Calefaction

Calˊe-fac′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
calefactio
: cf. F.
caléfaction
.]
1.
The act of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by communication of heat from other bodies.
2.
The state of being heated.

Webster 1828 Edition


Calefaction

CALEFACTION

,
Noun.
1.
The act or operation of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by the communication of heat from other bodies.
2.
The state of being heated.