calefactive

An obsolete adjective meaning producing or causing heat; warming.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant qui produit ou provoque de la chaleur; qui réchauffe.

1. Serving to heat C2 formal

   Having the property or function of producing or conveying heat.

   • The calefactive properties of the furnace were essential for the factory.
   • Ancient Romans used calefactive systems in their bathhouses.
   • The calefactive effect of the sun on the pavement was noticeable.

   🇫🇷caléfactif

   Synonymes: calefacientcalorificheatingwarming

   Antonymes: coolingrefrigerant