calefactor — meaning in English

English meaning

• furnace noun A heating device used to melt metal, fire ceramics, or heat a building.
• heater noun A device that produces warmth, used to heat a room, building, or object.

Senses

calefactor is used for these senses in English:

• furnace (US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building.
• heater A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.

furnace — full definition

1. noun A heating device used to melt metal, fire ceramics, or heat a building.
2. noun Any place or situation that is extremely hot.

heater — full definition

1. noun A device that produces warmth, used to heat a room, building, or object.
2. noun Informal (US slang): a handgun.

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