aquecimento

Portuguese

Etymology

From aquecer (“to heat”) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ke.siˈmẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ke.siˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ke.siˈmẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɛ.siˈmẽ.tu/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [a.ˌke.si.ˈmẽ.tu]
• Hyphenation: a‧que‧ci‧men‧to

Noun

aquecimento m (plural aquecimentos)

1. heating (a system that raises the temperature of a room or building)
2. warm-up
3. warming (an increase in temperature)

   Antonyms: arrefecimento, resfriamento

Related terms

• aquecedor, quente, aquecido