calefaction noun.
[kalɪ'fakʃ(ǝ)n] Now
rare.
LME.[Old & mod. French caléfaction or late Latin calefactio(n-), from calefact- pa. ppl stem of calefacere: see CALEFACIENT, -FACTION.]1. (A) heated condition of the body.
LME.2. The action of making something warm (
lit. &
fig.); heating.
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