A French term for a heating system or central heating apparatus in a building.
From French 'chauffage' (heating), derived from 'chauffer' (to heat), from Latin 'calefacere' (to make hot). In French, this noun describes the complete heating installation.
French has a dedicated word for this concept that English combines into 'heating system'—showing how different languages chunk up the world differently. 'Chauffage central' (central heating) is as essential to French homes as it is to English ones.
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