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PRONUNCIATION OF CALEFACTION

calefaction  [ˌkælɪˈfækʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALEFACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calefaction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALEFACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Calefaction

Calefaction comes from the Latin calor meaning "heated", and facere "to make." Generally, that is what the term means: to heat, or make heated. In the modern sciences, the term calefaction shows up occasionally in relation to the fields of cryogenics, geology, mineralogy, inorganic chemistry, material sciences, and both scientifically and commercially in the study and process of sintering. One example of the usage of the term is given by the French chemist and pharmacologist Pierre H. Boutigny, who became known for his "calefaction experiments," where he studied and expanded our understanding of what is known as the Leidenfrost Phenomenon, which appropriately describes the effect of a liquid on a heated interface above and near the liquids boiling point. The term calefaction has also been used in the manufacturing of steam engines and steam cars. Two examples of this are the Serpollet generator and the Paul Jacquot engine.

Definition of calefaction in the English dictionary

The definition of calefaction in the dictionary is warming.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALEFACTION


arefaction
ˌærɪˈfækʃən
assuefaction
ˌæswɪˈfækʃən
benefaction
ˌbɛnɪˈfækʃən
dissatisfaction
dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
faction
ˈfækʃən
liquefaction
ˌlɪkwɪˈfækʃən
madefaction
ˌmædɪˈfækʃən
olfaction
ɒlˈfækʃən
petrifaction
ˌpɛtrɪˈfækʃən
putrefaction
ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃən
rarefaction
ˌrɛərɪˈfækʃən
satisfaction
ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
self-satisfaction
ˌselfsætɪsˈfækʃən
stupefaction
ˌstjuːpɪˈfækʃən
tabefaction
ˌtæbɪˈfækʃən
tepefaction
ˌtɛpɪˈfækʃən
torrefaction
ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən
tumefaction
ˌtjuːmɪˈfækʃən
unsatisfaction
ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækʃən
vivification
ˌvɪvɪˈfækʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALEFACTION

calefacient
calefactive
calefactor
calefactories
calefactory
calefy
calembour
calendal
calendar
calendar day
calendar month
calendar year
calendarer
calendarisation
calendarist
calendarization
calendarize
calender
calenderer
calendrer

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALEFACTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
introduction
production
protection
reaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of calefaction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calefaction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALEFACTION

Find out the translation of calefaction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calefaction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calefaction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暖化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calefaction
570 millions of speakers

English

calefaction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

calefaction
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

calefaction
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нагревании
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calefaction
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

calefaction
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caléfaction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Calefaction
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

calefaction
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

calefaction
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가온
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calefaction
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

calefaction
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

calefaction
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Calefaction
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ısınma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calefaction
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

calefaction
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нагріванні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calefacție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

calefaction
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verhitting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

calefaction
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

calefaction
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calefaction

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALEFACTION»

The term «calefaction» is normally little used and occupies the 127.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of calefaction
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALEFACTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «calefaction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «calefaction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calefaction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALEFACTION»

Discover the use of calefaction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calefaction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
River Ecology
Calefaction. 12.31 Introduction When the terms thermal pollution or thermal enrichment are used they easily conjure up pictures of warm waters turbid with micro-organisms actively consuming oxygen while decomposing large quantities of ...
B. A. Whitton, 1975
2
New Scientist
The release of waste heat into the environment is called thermal pollution or calefaction. The principal producers of calefaction are power plants (fossil or nuclear), which depend on the aquatic resource, water, as a coolant for their condenser ...
3
The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal ...
XXXIV. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles. PHENOMENA OF CALEFACTION. MBOUTIGNY has read a paper before the Academy of Sci- • ences on Calefaction, by which term he designates the singular phamomenon presented by water ...
4
Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook, Third Edition
(a).logarithmic.and.(b).linear. will.tend.to.pass.from.zone.A.to.zone.D.in.a.short. time..This.irreversible. superheating.is.known.as.calefaction..For.a.cylindrical. vacuum.tube.anode,. the.passing.into.total.calefaction.would.not.be.tolerated ...
Jerry Whitaker, 2012
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Estuarine Pollution Control and Assessment: Proceedings of a ...
The limits of calefaction may be much lower than wc think. From the viewpoint of a naturalist, it may not be only the amount of temperature change we may bring about, but the rate of such changes which may have unforeseen consequences ...
‎1977
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Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: ...
Reported at Delagoa Bay in December and mentioned in the Protection List of that year Called into Rio de Janeiro during March 1797 for water, refreshment, calefaction and with „sick‟ people, returning to London in June of that year. The ship ...
Jane M Clayton, 2014
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Carbon Science and Technology: From Energy to Materials
calefaction. technique. Among all of the experimental set-ups using temperature or pressure gradients, this original approach based on the action of heating a liquid on a hot surface and evaporating a drop has led to significant gains in time.
Pierre Delhaes, 2012
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Advances in Automatic Control
Calefaction spots Definitions The term 'calefaction spot* will be used to describe a dry spot at which wall temperatures locally exceed the calefaction temperature, and the behaviour of which is governed solely by thermal effects. In other words ...
‎1966
9
Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
flow rate = 0.366 (kg/msec] outbreak of Calefaction 0 TIME 0.5 [sec] Fig. 7 Variation of Surface Temperature (Measurement with a flow rate of 0. 366Kg/m sec). flow rate=0. 391 [kg/msec] r = 0 as f— ». SURFACE TEMP. - 10 - 5 0 Z (mm: Fig.
10
Spanish and English
Calefaccion, s. f. Calefaction, the act of wanninsg one's self, the state of being warmed. Calefact6rio,.s. m. Stove or place in convents, designed for people to warm themselves. Calembiio, s. m. Kind of Indian tree. Caléncas, s. _ f. Kind of calico ...
Henry Neuman, 1809

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALEFACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calefaction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Over the Moon Hooch
... Belly Up; Idlehands, Ghost Parade, Belle Noire and the Calefaction play at Soda Bar; and Matthew E. White and Wilsen take over the Casbah ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Mar 15»
2
Juliana Hatfield, Matthew E. White and more San Diego concerts
BACKUP PLAN: Idlehands, Ghost Parade, Belle Noire, The Calefaction @ Soda Bar. Monday, March 23. PLAN A: Black Rivers, Sundrop ... «San Diego CityBEAT, Mar 15»
3
An Earthship at the end of the world: Peace Boat passengers …
Photo: Through a combination of solar, wind energy, and calefaction, the Earthship Through a combination of solar, wind energy, and ... «National Geographic, Feb 15»
4
Cold-weather cycling clothing for 5 to 0 C
Alternatively, you can add to your bib shorts with MEC's Calefaction leg warmers 4 ($45, mec.ca), which will have you covered all the way to ... «Canadian Cycling Magazine, Nov 14»
5
Doug Aitken's Train of Flame
... speed of the clacking wheels, of a stand of cottonwood, of the cool temperature of a river not yet run dry in the September calefaction. «Huffington Post, Oct 13»
6
A midsummer night's chill red wine
Gamay Noir can be so thirst quenching and is a natural fit to combat calefaction, along with Pinot Noir and the great Greek Xinomavro. Just a ... «Canada.com, Aug 13»
7
Solid Concepts adds Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)
Inconel is commonly used for internal engine components because of its durability in nearly any calefaction. Cobalt Chrome resists oxidation ... «Powder Metallurgy Review | ipmd.net, Mar 13»
8
Woman claims she was humiliated by TSA
'I told her it was excess calefaction from an illness I had as a child,' said Beckwith. But Beckwith claims the agent insisted that she roll up her ... «WCSH-TV, Nov 12»
9
The Silent Comedy appear on 'Hatfields & McCoys' trailer
Calefaction, Los SeaFinks and Toothless George will also play. Email peterh@sdcitybeat.com or follow him on Twitter at @peterholslin. «San Diego CityBEAT, May 12»
10
Combined Calefaction
Combined Calefaction. A Canadian community merged three biomass plants into one big success story for district heat. By Luke Geiver ... «Biomass Power and Thermal, Jan 12»

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