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Word of the Day – Calefaction

By July 27, 2019Word of the Day

Calefaction (noun)

kal-e-fak-shun

The process of heating or warming.

Rare. Late Middle English from Old French, or from late Latin calefactio(n-), from calefacere ‘make warm’

Example sentences

“Methods of calefaction are becoming more sustainable for the environment with time and funding.”

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