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Princeton's WordNet

  1. calefaction, incalescencenoun

    the property of being warming

Wiktionary

  1. calefactionnoun

    The act of warming or heating.

  2. calefactionnoun

    The state or condition of being heated.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Calefactionnoun

    Etymology: from calefacio, Lat.

Wikipedia

  1. calefaction

    Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. HVAC system design is a subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. "Refrigeration" is sometimes added to the field's abbreviation as HVAC&R or HVACR, or "ventilation" is dropped, as in HACR (as in the designation of HACR-rated circuit breakers). HVAC is an important part of residential structures such as single family homes, apartment buildings, hotels, and senior living facilities; medium to large industrial and office buildings such as skyscrapers and hospitals; vehicles such as cars, trains, airplanes, ships and submarines; and in marine environments, where safe and healthy building conditions are regulated with respect to temperature and humidity, using fresh air from outdoors. Ventilating or ventilation (the "V" in HVAC) is the process of exchanging or replacing air in any space to provide high indoor air quality which involves temperature control, oxygen replenishment, and removal of moisture, odors, smoke, heat, dust, airborne bacteria, carbon dioxide, and other gases. Ventilation removes unpleasant smells and excessive moisture, introduces outside air, keeps interior building air circulating, and prevents stagnation of the interior air. Methods for ventilating a building are divided into mechanical/forced and natural types.

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  1. calefaction

    Calefaction is the process of heating or becoming heated, often referring to an intense level of heat. It can also refer to the sensation or perception of heat.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Calefactionnoun

    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. Calefactionnoun

    the state of being heated

  3. Etymology: [L. calefactio: cf. F. calfaction.]

Wikidata

  1. 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.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Calefaction

    kal-e-fak′shun, adj. act of heating: state of being heated.—adj. Calefā′cient, warming.—n. anything that warms: a blister or superficial stimulant.—adj. Calefac′tive, communicating heat.—n. Calefac′tor, a small stove.—adj. Calefac′tory, warming.—n. a room in which monks warmed themselves: a warming-pan, a pome.—v.t. and v.i. Cal′efy, to grow warm: to make warm.—n. Cales′cence, increasing warmth. [L.,—calēre, to grow hot, facĕre, to make.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of calefaction in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of calefaction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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