Definitions for calenture
ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊərca·len·ture

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calenturenoun

   A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.

2. calenturenoun

   A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy greens and wishes to dive overboard into them.

3. Etymology: From calenture, from calentura.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calenturenoun

   A distemper peculiar to sailors, in hot climates; wherein they imagine the sea to be green fields, and will throw themselves into it, if not restrained. John Quincy

   Etymology: from caleo, Lat.

   And for that lethargy was there no cure,
   But to be cast into a calenture. John Denham.

   So, by a calenture misled,
   The mariner with rapture sees,
   On the smooth ocean’s azure bed,
   Enamell’d fields, and verdant trees;
   With eager haste, he longs to rove
   In that fantastick scene, and thinks
   It must be some enchanted grove;
   And in he leaps, and down he sinks. Jonathan Swift.

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1. calenture

   Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to increased body temperature. It can be caused by either environmental conditions or by exertion. It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke. It can affect any or all anatomical systems.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calenturenoun

   a name formerly given to various fevers occuring in tropics; esp. to a form of furious delirium accompanied by fever, among sailors, which sometimes led the affected person to imagine the sea to be a green field, and to throw himself into it

2. Calentureverb

   to see as in the delirium of one affected with calenture

3. Etymology: [F. calenture, fr. Sp. calenture heat, fever, fr. calentar to heat, fr. p. pr. of L. calere to be warm.]

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1. Calenture

   Calenture is the fourth studio album by Australian rock group The Triffids, it was released in November 1987 and saw them explore themes of insanity, deception and rootlessness—the title refers to a fever suffered by sailors during long hot voyages. It reached No. 32 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. In November 1987, it reached No. 24 on the Swedish Albums Chart, in May 1988 it peaked at No. 25 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. The album spawned three singles, "Bury Me Deep in Love", "Trick of the Light" and "Holy Water". The latter track was recorded with American producer Craig Leon. In 2007 Calenture was re-released as a 2× CD with five bonus tracks on the first disc and twelve tracks on the second disc, mostly rehearsal or studio demos of the original album tracks. In February it appeared on the Belgium Albums Chart Top 60.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calenture

   kal′en-tūr, n. a kind of fever or delirium occurring on board ship in hot climates. [Fr. and Sp.—L. calent-em, calēre, to be hot.]

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1. crenulate

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of calenture in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of calenture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Calenture
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=calenture
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calenture
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calenture
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=calenture
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=calenture