Calefaction

/ˌkæləˈfækʃən/ noun

Definition

The act or process of heating or warming something; the state of being heated.

Etymology

From Latin calefactio, from calefacere (to make hot). This formal term was common in medieval and Renaissance medical and scientific discourse.

Kelly Says

In medieval medicine, physicians classified treatments by their 'degree of calefaction'—a pepper would have more calefaction than lettuce—creating a whole system of heating therapy based on humoral theory!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም
se-lam
ARالعربية
دفء
dafu
BNবাংলা
উষ্ণতা
ush-no-ta
CACatalà
calefacció
ka-lef-ak-thee-ohn
CSČeština
topení
to-pe-ni
DADansk
opvarmning
op-var-mning
DEDeutsch
Heizung
hayt-zung
ELΕλληνικά
θέρμανση
ther-man-see
ESEspañol
calefacción
kalef-ksee-on
FAفارسی
گرم کردن
garm-kar-dan
FISuomi
lämmitys
läm-mi-tys
FRFrançais
chauffage
sho-fazh
GUGU
ઉષ્મા
ush-ma
HAHA
ciyawa
chi-ya-wa
HEעברית
חימום
khi-mom
HIहिन्दी
गर्मी
gar-mee
HUMagyar
fűtés
fy-tehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemanasan
pe-ma-na-san
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
riscaldamento
ri-skal-da-men-toh
JA日本語
暖房
danbo
KKKK
іш
ish
KMKM
ការប្រើ
ka-r-b-reuh
KO한국어
난방
nanbang
MRMR
उष्णता
ush-na-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
pemanasan
pe-ma-na-san
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ
shwe
NLNederlands
verwarming
ver-war-ming
NONorsk
oppvarming
opp-var-ming
PAPA
ਗਰਮੀ
gar-mee
PLPolski
grzanie
gra-n-ye
PTPortuguês
aquecimento
a-kwee-sen-toh
RORomână
încălzire
in-kal-zire
RUРусский
отопление
otoplenie
SVSvenska
uppvärmning
upp-värme-ning
SWKiswahili
joto
joh-toh
TAதமிழ்
வெப்பம்
veppam
TEతెలుగు
ఉష్ణం
ushnam
THไทย
ความร้อน
khwam ron
TLTL
painit
pa-nit
TRTürkçe
ısıtma
is-it-ma
UKУкраїнська
обігрів
o-bee-hriv
URاردو
گرمی
garmi
VITiếng Việt
nóng
nung
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
供暖
gong nuǎn
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-th-wa-la

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