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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -calef-, *calef*
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CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]
calef

WordNet (3.0)
calefacient(adj) producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body, Syn. warming
calefaction(n) the property of being warming, Syn. incalescence
calefactory(adj) serving to heat, Syn. calefactive

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Calefacient

n. A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calefacient

a. [ L. calefaciens p. pr. of calefacere to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. ] Making warm; heating. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Calefaction

n. [ L. calefactio: cf. F. caléfaction. ] 1. The act of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by communication of heat from other bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being heated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calefactive

a. See Calefactory. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Calefactor

n. A heater; one who, or that which, makes hot, as a stove, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calefactory

a. [ L. calefactorius. ] Making hot; producing or communicating heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calefactory

n. 1. (Eccl.) An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hollow sphere of metal, filled with hot water, or a chafing dish, placed on the altar in cold weather for the priest to warm his hands with. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calefy

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Calefied p. pr. & vb. n. Calefying. ] [ L. calere to be warm + -fy ] To make warm or hot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calefy

v. i. To grow hot or warm. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

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