calefactory

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æktəɹi

Etymology 1

• Borrowed from Latin calefactorius.

Adjective

calefactory (comparative more calefactory, superlative most calefactory)

1. warming

Translations

warming

• 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

• 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