- Tepefaction
- Tepefaction Tep`e*fac"tion, n. Act of tepefying. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tepefaction — tepefacˈtion noun • • • Main Entry: ↑tepefy … Useful english dictionary
tepefy — [tep′ə fī΄] vt., vi. tepefied, tepefying 〚L tepefacere < tepere (see TEPID) + facere, to make, DO1〛 to make or become tepid tepefaction [tep′əfak′ shən] n. * * * … Universalium
calefaction — Synonyms and related words: cooking, dielectric heating, electric heating, electronic heating, furnace heating, gas heating, heat exchange, heating, hot air heating, increase of temperature, induction heating, insolation, oil heating, panel… … Moby Thesaurus
cooking — Synonyms and related words: a la mode, calefaction, dielectric heating, electric heating, electronic heating, furnace heating, gas heating, heat exchange, heating, hot air heating, increase of temperature, induction heating, insolation, oil… … Moby Thesaurus
insolation — Synonyms and related words: air drying, anhydration, calefaction, calenture, cooking, coup de soleil, dehumidification, dehydration, desiccation, dielectric heating, drainage, drying, drying up, electric heating, electronic heating, evaporation,… … Moby Thesaurus
warming — Synonyms and related words: beating, burning, calefacient, calefaction, calefactive, calefactory, cauterant, chafing, cooking, debacle, defeasance, dielectric heating, drubbing, electric heating, electronic heating, furnace heating, gas heating,… … Moby Thesaurus
Calefaction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Calefaction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 increase of temperature increase of temperature Sgm: N 1 heating heating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 calefaction calefaction tepefaction torrefaction Sgm: N 1 melting melting fusion … English dictionary for students
tepefy — /ˈtɛpəfaɪ/ (say tepuhfuy) verb (t) (tepefied, tepefying) to make or become tepid or lukewarm. {Latin tepefacere make tepid} –tepefaction /tɛpəˈfækʃən/ (say tepuh fakshuhn), noun …
tepefy — v.t. make tepid. ♦ tepefaction, n … Dictionary of difficult words
tepefy — [tep′ə fī΄] vt., vi. tepefied, tepefying [L tepefacere < tepere (see TEPID) + facere, to make, DO1] to make or become tepid tepefaction [tep′əfak′ shən] n … English World dictionary