Calefaction

kal-e-fak′shun, adj. act of heating: state of being heated.— adj. Calefā′cient , warming.— n. anything that warms: a blister or superficial stimulant.— adj. Calefac′tive , communicating heat.— n. Calefac′tor , a small stove.— adj. Calefac′tory , warming.— n. a room in which monks warmed themselves: a warming-pan, a pome.— v.t. and v.i. Cal′efy , to grow warm: to make warm.— n. Cales′cence , increasing warmth. [L.,— calēre , to grow hot, facĕre , to make.]