calefactory

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æktəɹi

Etymology 1

• Borrowed from Latin calefactorius.

Adjective

calefactory (comparative more calefactory, superlative most calefactory)

1. warming

Translations

warming

Bulgarian: стоплящ (bg) (stopljašt), затоплящ (bg) (zatopljašt), отоплителен (otoplitelen) French: caléfactoire m or f Latin: calefactorius m

Etymology 2

• Borrowed from Medieval Latin calefactorium.

Noun

calefactory (plural calefactories)

1. (architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.

   Synonyms: common house, warming house, warming room, pisalis, pyrale

2. A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands

Translations

warming room

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Catalan: calefactori m Dutch: calefactorium n French: chauffoir (fr) m, caléfactoire m German: Wärmestube f, Kalefaktorium n Italian: calefattorio m Latin: calefactorium n Spanish: calefactorio m Swedish: calefactorium n

Related terms

• calefaction
• calefactor

Further reading

• calefactory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia