calorifere

See also: calorifère

English

Etymology

From French calorifère, from Latin calor (“heat”) + ferre (“to bear”).

Noun

calorifere (plural caloriferes)

1. (archaic) An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.

References

• “calorifere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.